Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2021

As part of a pilot project, Audi is procuring 20-inch wheels for the Audi e-tron GT electric car that are made from low-CO 2 emission aluminum supplied by Alcoa to RONAL GROUP, the wheel’s manufacturer. The Audi e-tron GT is the first Audi electric car to be built in the Böllinger Höfe at the Neckarsulm site in Germany. Source: Alcoa.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2017

In Germany, legislation banning permits for new cars and light trucks with internal combustion engines as of 2030 is currently under consideration. A new study by the ifo Institute projects that such a ban could lead to significant losses in terms of jobs and added value in Germany. of overall manufacturing employment in Germany.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2020

—Olaf Lies (SPD), Lower Saxony’s Minister for the Environment, Energy, Construction and Climate Protection. AKASOL is currently developing this technology together with major railway manufacturers in Germany, Europe, the US and Asia.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2020

To make an effective contribution to climate protection, we aim to improve our products’ overall environmental balance—from resources to recycling. That is why we now have a contractual agreement with our cell manufacturers that they will only use green power to produce our fifth-generation battery cells.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Hydrogen is a versatile energy source that has a key role to play in the energy transition process and therefore in climate protection. Fuel cell systems are manufactured in two main steps, based on the individual fuel cells. After all, it is one of the most efficient ways of storing and transporting renewable energies.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2022

The project name HyBit stands for “Hydrogen for Bremen’s industrial transformation” and marks the start of the decarbonization of steel production in Bremen, Germany. Following in the next stages with the use of new production technologies, it will enable us to be producing climate-neutral steel in Bremen by the mid-30s.

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Teslarati

JUNE 4, 2021

On June 3rd, the Ministry of Agriculture, Environment, and Climate Protection (MLUK) announced that Tesla changed its application for the construction and operation of the Giga Berlin production facility. Tesla has planned for Giga Berlin to become another battery manufacturing site for its electric cars for some time now.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Daimler Trucks & Buses, one of the world’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturers, aims to offer only new vehicles that are CO 2 -neutral in driving operation (“tank-to-wheel”) in the triad markets of Europe, Japan and NAFTA by 2039. In addition, all European Daimler Trucks & Buses plants will be CO 2 -neutral by the year 2022.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2014

Deutsche Post DHL has signed a letter of intent for a possible future global framework agreement with car manufacturer Renault. is an electrified vehicle that is used to transport DHL Express shipments at the moment in France as well as in Aruba, Belgium, Denmark and Germany. The Kangoo Z.E. Renault ZOE as well as the Renault Twizy.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2023

Mercedes-Benz held its groundbreaking ceremony for a new battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim, Germany, which will help reduce resource consumption and establishing closed-loop recycling of battery raw materials. Mercedes-Benz lays the foundation for a sustainable battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim in southern Germany.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2013

Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Executive Board of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, during a meeting with Brigitte Behrens, Executive Director of Greenpeace Germany, in Hanover. This commitment was underscored by Prof. However, this will only be possible if customers accept our advanced alternative powertrains. —Martin Winterkorn.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2017

has received more than 30 awards—including the National Energy Globe as the best project in Germany, the GreenTec Award for energy efficiency and water-saving measures in production and the Sustainovation Award. environmental program. Earlier post.). To date, Think Blue.

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AUGUST 11, 2022

By 2020, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and other European countries have launched automotive industry demand stimulation measures to provide subsidies for the purchase of electric vehicles, which has given a strong impetus to the growth of electric vehicles sales.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

As the basic price for the series production model will be under €30,000 in Germany, the vehicle’s price will be comparable to that of typical compact vehicles following the deduction of the anticipated government subsidies—an electric car for the masses. 3 will be delivered in Germany from mid-2020. 3 at the Zwickau plant.

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Teslarati

MAY 19, 2021

” The Brandenburg Ministry of Agriculture, Environment, and Climate Protection announced earlier today (via @gigafactory_4 ) that it has granted Tesla preliminary approval to install machines that will put the final aspects of vehicles together. . Tesla Model Y to use one-piece front casting in Germany: report.

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