Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2019

The el-Born concept car is the first SEAT conceived as an electric vehicle, and it will reach the market in 2020. SEAT will be the second brand of the Volkswagen Group to build a car on the MEB platform, and a new generation of products based on the most advanced electric and connectivity technology will roll off its assembly lines.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Volkswagen is showcasing two electric concepts. BUZZ CARGO,in its auto show debut, is an electric panel van concept based on the MEB toolkit that offers up to 340 miles of range on the WLTP cycle. The electric Cargo e-Bike concept, in its North American debut, carries a 463 lb payload. Family, I.D.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2020

Teijin Limited will establish Teijin Automotive Center Europe GmbH (TACE) in Wuppertal, Germany in February as a new base for technical functions within the company’s automotive composite business. It is expected to speed up concept, designing, prototyping and the evaluation of technological proposals developed by each base.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Benz unveiled the latest generation of its successful Sprinter model at an event held at a logistics center in the Duisburg, Germany docks. So we are unlocking a new dimension in terms of efficiency, flexibility, connectivity and profitability for our customers. The electric models are primarily designed for operations in city centers.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2017

The Volkswagen Group has taken an additional important step to implementing its digitalization strategy with the launch of the Future Center Europe, located in Potsdam, Germany. People’s experience is now the focal point for the Future Centers as they develop new concepts. —Michael Mauer, Volkswagen’s Chief Designer.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Design of the modular batteries. At the upcoming IAA International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) will present a modular battery concept for the efficient operation of an electric bus; an electric city bus demonstrator will illustrate the concept. Source: KIT. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Volkswagen Truck & Bus is focusing on automated driving, connectivity, and alternative drive systems. This electric powertrain is designed in a way that means that it can be used to drive future distribution trucks and city buses manufactured by the Volkswagen Truck & Bus brands as a universal modular element. The VW I.D. The VW I.D.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2019

SEAT, a member of the Volkswagen Group, will unveil its el-Born electric vehicle concept at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show. The SEAT el-Born concept fuses the core aspects driving change in the automotive industry: electrification, autonomous driving, shared-mobility and connectivity.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2016

As part of the 25 th Aachen Colloquium this week in Germany, Schaeffler is unveiling the “Schaeffler High Performance 48 Volt” concept vehicle. In the demonstrator vehicle, the engine is connected to a 48V belt-driven starter generator. Schaeffler anticipated high volumes of 48V systems in the future.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Mercedes-Benz Vans unveiled two design variants of the Concept X-CLASS, previewing the coming X-Class pickup, in Stockholm. Mercedes-Benz Concept X-CLASS stylish explorer (right) and Mercedes-Benz Concept X-CLASS powerful adventurer (left). in Germany, 1.3% Click to enlarge. Argentina comes close behind with 11.6%.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Francis Gatare, Director of the Rwanda Development Board, and Thomas Schäfer, CEO of Volkswagen Group South Africa, this week signed a memorandum of understanding for a new integrated mobility concept in Kigali in the presence of Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame and Dr. Herbert Diess, CEO of the Volkswagen brand. —Thomas Schäfer.

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Cars That Think

MAY 1, 2024

It was such a novel concept that when von Miller approached the Carl Zeiss company in Jena, Germany, to manufacture such a projector, they initially rebuffed him. A modern upgrade was Clair Omar Musser’s desktop electric orrery , which he designed for the Seattle World’s Fair in 1962.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The close dialog between the main players is also intended to speed up previously lengthy and complex planning and application processes for network connections. The initiative’s measures therefore include the development of standard concepts that cover common charging profiles. Fast processes mean reduced costs for all involved.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2014

Partners in Germany’s UR:BAN research consortium recently gave a mid-term status report on the three major component projects in an event at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) in Braunschweig, Germany. How, and with which technologies, should the HMI concept be designed for urban traffic driving conditions?

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2015

A consortium of 16 automobile manufacturers, automotive suppliers and public partners has launched the Ko-HAF (Kooperatives hochautomatisiertes Fahren, Cooperative Highly Automated Driving) project in Germany. Ko-HAF, which is targeting highly automated driving at higher speeds, has a total budget of €36.3

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2018

At Audi’s headquarters in Ingolstadt, Germany, the two companies agreed on a range of activities exploring the potential of 5G as a future-proof communication technology that can meet the high demands of automotive production. Audi and Ericsson plan to pioneer the use of 5G technology for automotive production. A new McKinsey & Co.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

These promises were made by Mercedes-Benz chairman Ola Källenius at the unveiling of the Concept CLA Class at the IAA Mobility 2023 expo in Munich on Sunday evening. Other members of the family will be a shooting brake-style wagon that should resemble the Concept CLA Class, plus two SUVs. In summary, this is an engineering masterpiece.”

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

—Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG The BMW iX5 Hydrogen developed on the basis of the current BMW X5 was first unveiled as a concept at the IAA show in 2019. For this, molten aluminum is poured into a mould made from compacted sand mixed with resin in a process specially designed for this small-series vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The on-demand ride-hailing service app operated by Daimler Mobility Services will demonstrate how mobility services such as car sharing (car2go), ride-hailing (mytaxi), and multi-modal platforms (moovel) can be intelligently connected. And since 2016, it has had similar approval for the greater Stuttgart area in Germany.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Dr. Martin Winterkorn said that “ The Porsche Mission E and the Audi e-tron quattro concept are nothing less than a quantum leap for our industry ”—both vehicles have an all-electric range of 500 kilometers (311 miles). The Audi e‑tron quattro concept sprints from a standstill to 100 km/h (62.1 Total output is 320 kW.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2017

Johann Jungwirth, Chief Digital Officer of Volkswgen AG, made the announcement at CES 2017, where VW’s Audi brand is demonstrating a piloted Q7 concept. The California facility will be the Volkswagen Group’s hub for Advanced Design as well as Advanced UX & Engineering in Silicon Valley. Earlier post.) —Johann Jungwirth.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2017

The agreement involves the following: Joint-development of a software solution, which will guarantee interference-proof secure communication between car components, the car, and its external connected infrastructure. Once developed, the proof-of-concept SCU solution will be tested via security-related verification and validation methods.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2014

Neander, based in Kiel, Germany, is a developer of high performance diesel engines and air compressors for a range of projected applications. The central aspect of Neander technology is a counter-rotating double crankshaft; the pistons act on the two opposing crankshafts via two connecting rods. Space ball design.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2014

As vehicle connectivity and advanced assistance systems become a ubiquitous part of driving, researchers at Volkswagen Group’s Electronics Research Laboratory ( ERL ) are working to create a “perfect driving experience” by enabling more intuitive forms of communications between the driver, the car and the external environment.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The Mercedes-Benz powertrain plants in Germany are starting production of key components for the battery-powered eActros heavy-duty truck. Before the modules become part of an operational pack, they are first installed into a metal housing and then connected to other components such as busbars, control systems and wires.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2012

At EVS26 in Los ANgeles, Siemens described its ‘eHighway of the Future’ concept for the electrification of trucks and select highway lanes via overhead electrified wires similar to how modern day trolleys or streetcars are powered on many city streets. Once the truck leaves the lines, it switches back to diesel.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2022

As in the fuel cell, the key component of an electrolyzer is a stack, which comprises several hundred individual cells connected in series. To maximize the efficiency of hydrogen production and extend the service life of the stack, the smart modules are to be connected to the Bosch cloud. Bosch is to develop the stack.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2020

The all-electric SUV is set to be built at ŠKODA’s main plant in Mladá Boleslav, making it the first MEB-based Volkswagen Group vehicle in Europe to be produced outside Germany. In addition, the ENYAQ iV offers advanced connectivity as well as infotainment solutions.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2016

Urban mobility concepts and intermodality, traffic control and management, autonomous driving and parking, innovative vehicle concepts and alternative technologies as well as air pollution control are the cornerstones of the partnership. Made in Germany – tested in Hamburg.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2018

During these tests, a heavy-duty FUSO Super Great operates electronically connected and semi autonomously in a platoon with trucks of other Japanese commercial vehicle manufacturers. For years, Daimler Trucks has been doing pioneer work in autonomous, connected and electric driving with its truck brands Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner and FUSO.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2021

The guiding principle is to be the development of sustainable, connected, safe and tailored mobility solutions for future generations. CARIAD has a clear schedule for the development and introduction of the software architecture, which includes a scalable operating system and cloud connection.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2020

Earlier this month, the container ship successfully tested the connection with its fuel supply vessel, a ship specifically designed to bunker the Group's LNG-powered 23,000 TEUs. The certification process of WinGD’s 12X92DF engine was a long process due to the size and complexity of the engine.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Engineers from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) have designed a “2-in-1” electric motor unit which can increase the range of electric vehicles in hot climates. Design concept of the integrated A/C compressor-traction motor unit. Michael Schier, DLR’s Institute of Vehicle Concepts.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2016

In a demonstration of its ongoing development of advanced alternative powertrains, Audi unveiled the new h-tron quattro fuel cell concept vehicle at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). The Audi h-tron quattro concept combines an Audi fifth-generation fuel cell stack delivering up to 110 kW with a power-optimized 1.8

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2019

Positioned as the next generation smart device, BYTON is designed for the future of autonomous driving in which the automobile will become a mobile digital lounge. BYTON users will have access to BYTON Life, an open digital ecosystem that connects applications, data, and smart devices.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

ABB is supplying fast chargers for depot and opportunity charging of electric buses to MAN Truck & Bus, a member of the Volkswagen Group, for its new e-bus R&D facilities in Munich, Germany. ABB is delivering a charge pole in a MAN design that will be demonstrated at the IAA fair in Hanover, from 22 to 28 September.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

In 2009, Mercedes-Benz became the first German premium car manufacturer to open an Advanced Design Studio in China. Featuring a longer, more spacious rear compartment specifically proven popular in the Chinese market, these models are ‘Made in China, designed for China’.

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