Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

By utilizing the latest digital technologies and applying the highest safety standards, the new Verbund site will be a role model for sustainable production contributing to the development of a circular economy in China. BASF plans to implement a comprehensive smart manufacturing concept at the Verbund site.

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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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JULY 16, 2014

DRIVE C2X went beyond the proof-of-concept and addressed large-scale field trials under real-world conditions at multiple national test sites across Europe. The operational tests took place in seven test sites in Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Sweden.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2019

By utilizing the latest digital technologies and applying the highest safety standards, the new Verbund site will be a role model for sustainable production contributing to the development of a circular economy in China. BASF plans to implement a comprehensive smart manufacturing concept at the Verbund site.

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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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OCTOBER 6, 2021

The Mercedes-Benz powertrain plants in Germany are starting production of key components for the battery-powered eActros heavy-duty truck. Our first series-produced all-electric truck from Mercedes-Benz thus has impressive inner values because key components are produced at our German locations in accordance with top quality standards.

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JULY 14, 2021

The guiding principle is to be the development of sustainable, connected, safe and tailored mobility solutions for future generations. This standard software stack will form the technical foundation for data-based business models, new mobility services and autonomous driving (level 4) for the Volkswagen Group and its brands.

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JANUARY 24, 2019

The Mobility Center would bring existing regional efforts to secure an electric vehicle prototyping hub and the Autonomous Transportation Open Standards initiative under one umbrella organization. SMUD is funding two feasibility studies to support the Mobility Center.

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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. Following the EU standardization for electric vehicle charging, it is the same connector that is used for electric cars. MAN electrification.

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MAY 22, 2017

At the kick-off event, representatives from politics, business and research discussed the importance of research programs for connected production. Thirty partners from Germany and a further 79 participants will work together for three years. Productive4.0 is part of ECSEL, the European funding program for microelectronics.

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APRIL 20, 2022

The electric SUV offers plenty of space, comfort and connectivity for up to seven passengers; with its electric motors, responsive 4MATIC all-wheel drive and an intelligent OFFROAD driving mode, the EQS SUV is also capable of tackling light terrain. The second row of seats can be electrically adjusted as standard.

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JANUARY 7, 2019

To achieve this, vehicle testing continues in full swing to achieve the highest safety and quality standards of China, the US, and Europe. In addition, the SED will meet automotive safety standards as well as crash standards in all target markets. The company’s vehicle concept and design center is located in Munich.

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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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APRIL 16, 2021

This completely new concept made a rigorous Purpose Design possible: with its one-bow lines and cab-forward design with fastback, the EQS is clearly distinguishable from vehicles with combustion engines even at first glance. The standard rear-axle steering with a steering angle of up to 4.5

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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. Sustainability. Visually, ID.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2017

The Urban eTruck is connected to the charging station using the Europe-wide standardized Combined Charging System (CCS) Type 2 connector. The vehicle will initially go in a low two-figure number of units to customers in Germany, and later in Europe too, Buchner said. —Stefan Buchner, Head of Mercedes-Benz Trucks worldwide.

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MAY 17, 2018

Autonomous Driving, Connectivity, E-Mobility and Shared services. China is promoting Autonomous Driving as a part of boosting intelligent connected vehicles (ICVs) and its recent “smart city, smart China” initiative, giving China a vital role in BMW Group’s Autonomous Driving development program. —Dr. million miles).

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OCTOBER 4, 2017

The two EV80 variants feature a competitive level of standard specification, including (depending on variant) rear parking sensors, air conditioning, and heated electrically adjustable side mirrors. It is available initially to fleets in France, Germany, Austria and Benelux, with other markets to follow soon.

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JULY 27, 2014

Delphi Automotive PLC will unveil the second generation of its Technology Truck concept highlighting future technologies at the upcoming IAA Commercial Vehicles show being held 25 Sept - 2 Oct in Hannover, Germany. It combines traditional radio functionalities with modern connectivity options and internet access.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

The Panamera 4 E-Hybrid is available to order now, with prices starting at €107,553 (US$122,000) including VAT in Germany. The torque is transferred to all four wheels;the standard three-chamber air suspension delivers an optimum balance between comfort and dynamism. hours to fully charge via a 230-V, 10-A connection.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2018

Fine dust is also a particular challenge during the trials in Spain, as the test technicians want to know where this dust might be deposited in the components, and whether the sealing concept works in practice. This serves to verify and to maintain the high quality standards.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2016

The new Phideon was developed in Germany with the assistance of VW’s Chinese partner SAIC Volkswagen. Volkswagen’s design team derived the Phideon almost directly from the C Coupé GTE concept car, which was presented at Auto Shanghai in 2015, with only minor changes. Earlier post.) The top-of-the-range model—the Phideon 3.0

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2017

The company is focused more on the user experience of the connected environment in the car, rather than on eye-watering acceleration and road speeds of 250 km/h. BYTON’s first drivable concept car will make its debut at CES 2018 in January. Electronic architecture.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Germanischer Lloyd’s concept hydrogen-fuel cell container feeder vessel is fueled by liquid hydrogen. In his presentation Dr Sames set out GL’s design concept for a zero-emission container feeder vessel (above). The GL design concept proposes using wind energy to produce LH 2. Source: GL. Click to enlarge. Germanischer Lloyd.

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MAY 12, 2014

The Germany-based Center of Automotive Management (CAM), in cooperation with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) AG WPG, named the Volkswagen Group the world’s most innovative automotive company in its 2014 AutomotiveINNOVATIONS Awards; this marks the fourth consecutive time Volkswagen Group has picked up the top award. Source: CAM. Mercedes-Benz.

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OCTOBER 24, 2017

The new plant is the first battery factory of any premium automotive manufacturer in China and the third in the Group’s production network, after Germany and the US, said Oliver Zipse, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, responsible for Production. The new BMW 530 Le iPerformance high voltage battery pack. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 4, 2012

to the Annual Press Conference 2012 in Ingolstadt, Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of Audi AG, said that the company believes that five key innovation areas will determine the shape of future mobility: design; lightweight construction; connected vehicles; mobility services; and electric mobility. In his speech.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

The transponder system developed under the Ko-TAG project was extensively based on the WLAN standard IEEE 802.11p. The Ko-PER project made use of earlier results from the PReVENT project, as well as an intensive dialogue with the now concluded research project simTD (“Safe Intelligent Mobility – Test Field Germany”). Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 1, 2016

The torque is transferred to all four wheels and the standard three-chamber air suspension ensures an optimum balance between comfort and dynamism at all times. hours to fully charge via a 230-V, 10-A connection. kW on-board charger and a 230-V, 32-A connection instead of the standard 3.6-kW

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2016

For the innovative, high resolution, smart automotive lighting, in a second step, the Osram Specialty Lighting unit developed an LED module with an electrical and thermal interface that enables direct connection to the vehicle’s electronics. Infineon Technologies AG developed the smart driver circuit in the innovative LED chip.

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JUNE 9, 2011

ZF Friedrichshafen AG will present a 9-speed automatic transmission for passenger cars with front-transverse drive at the International VDI Conference Transmissions in Vehicles 2011 , 7 - 8 July 2011, Friedrichshafen, Germany. A torque converter is used in the 9HP as the standard starting element for smooth starting and maneuvering quality.

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JULY 2, 2015

Fraunhofer researchers in Germany have developed a process for the conversion of CO-rich exhaust gases from steel plants into fuels and specialty chemicals. But we have demonstrated on the laboratory scale that this concept works and could be of interest commercially. Of course, we still have got a bit to go to reach this vision.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

For the first time, the digital instrument cluster provides all information within the driver’s field of vision; the Audi TT’s new display and control system has already received the Car Connectivity Award and the honor of Interior Innovation of the Year at the Automotive Interiors Expo Awards. stop system is included as standard.

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AUGUST 19, 2023

Then, as now, wind farms are operating off the world’s coasts—but not all of these offshore sites are connected to the mainland via underwater power cables. And the Norwegian company H2Carrier recently received approval in principle for its concept for an industrial-scale floating production unit to make green ammonia at sea.

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OCTOBER 12, 2017

Volkswagen Truck & Bus is focusing on automated driving, connectivity, and alternative drive systems. Test routes have also been announced in Germany. In this respect, the concept of platooning describes a convoy of connected trucks that partly run autonomously, with the driver of the lead vehicle determining the route and the speed.

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JUNE 30, 2023

The models now serve as a standard for many geoscientific, remote sensing, topographical, and commercial applications. For his “leadership and innovative concepts in the design, deployment, and utilization of airborne and space-based radar systems,” Moreira is this year’s recipient of the IEEE Dennis J. “I

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NOVEMBER 2, 2015

More than two and one-half years after the car was first announced ( earlier post ) and more than one year after sales began in Germany and Central Europe ( earlier post ), the US-spec version of the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid will begin arriving in US showrooms in the next few weeks. Just to give an example.

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