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Porsche increases stake in electric sports car company Rimac to 15.5%

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The Croatian company develops and produces electromobility components and also produces electrically powered super sports cars in-house. Porsche initiated a development partnership with Rimac against the back-drop of its electric mobility campaign. We have many collaborative ideas that we aim to bring to life in the future.

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Volkswagen commissions fast-charging park with 570 kWh of second-life MEB cell modules

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The PSC is an electricity storage unit and consists of 96 cell modules with a net capacity of 570 kWh. Reusing batteries is important for the future and it’s closely linked to the acceleration in the trend toward electric mobility. —Karen Kutzner, managing director for finance and controlling at Volkswagen Sachsen.

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Porsche takes 10% stake in the electric technology and sports car company Rimac; development partnership

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Porsche AG has taken a 10% stake in the technology and electric sports car company Rimac Automobili. Rimac develops and produces electric vehicle components and manufactures electric super sports cars. Rimac recently presented the latest version of its electric hypercar, the “C Two”, at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2018.

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Germany approves €900M for green hydrogen project H2Global

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The core idea of H2Global is a double-auction model: Hydrogen or hydrogen derivatives are purchased in non-EU countries at the lowest possible price with 10-year contracts via a competitive process. —Robert Habeck, Federal Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Protection.

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2019 Keeling Curve Prize winners include Opus 12; conversion of CO2 into fuels and chemicals

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water and electricity to produce higher-energy carbon-based products and a co-product of pure oxygen. This reaction is energetically uphill, so electricity must be added to drive the reaction forward, and it is not possible without a new family of CO?-reducing reducing catalysts. Energy Access. Transportation.

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Porsche invests €70M to increase stake in Rimac Automobili to 24%

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It also produces electrically powered super sports cars. Mate Rimac inspires us with his innovative ideas. —Lutz Meschke, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board and Member of the Executive Board for Finance and IT at Porsche AG. The latest capital increase illustrates the expansion of the strategic partnership.

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Volvo Car Corporation, Ericsson and partners in plug-in vehicle smart on-board charging research project

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Volvo Car Corporation, Ericsson, the utility company Göteborg Energi and the Viktoria Institute are collaborating in the research project ELVIIS (Electric Vehicle Intelligent Infra Structure) to develop a concept for using intelligent infrastructure for the smart on-board charging of plug-in vehicles. Göteborg Energi.

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