Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2022

Northvolt intends to establish a battery gigafactory in Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. With an annual potential production capacity of 60 GWh, Northvolt Drei will deliver a supply of sustainably produced lithium-ion batteries to the European market, sufficient for some one million electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The basis for the approval is a law that came into force in Germany in July 2021, which permits driverless driving in accordance with SAE Level 4 for motor vehicles. The approval that has now been issued goes beyond this, allowing commercial operation with privately owned vehicles in the P6 parking garage at Stuttgart Airport.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Bosch Connected World (BCW) 2024 is set to start on February 28th and 29th in Berlin, Germany. BCW 2024 promises to be a hub of innovation and insight into technology and connectivity. Elon Musk is slated to take the spotlight at Bosch Connected World 2024 as the closing speaker.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The BMW Connected personal digital mobility assistant will be available via an Alexa skill on all Alexa-enabled devices when the service is available in the UK and Germany. BMW is the first car maker to announce integration with Alexa in the UK and Germany, enabling vehicle functions to be operated from users’ homes by voice.

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Electrek

MAY 1, 2023

Over the weekend, a Rivian R1T model was spotted in Germany with plates registered in Graz, Austria, suggesting a possible connection to contract vehicle manufacturer Magna Steyr. more… The post Rivian R1T spotted in Germany – A sign of what’s to come? Is this the sign of what we’ve all been waiting for?

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2022

To support a close collaboration between the organizations involved, the DLR Innovation Center is located at NXP’s site in Hamburg, Germany, and is scheduled to be launched in Q1 2023. As the first German quantum computer manufacturer, eleQtron currently builds increasingly powerful quantum computers and connects them to the cloud.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2021

Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) is making a total of €500 million available by the end of 2025 for the further development of the public charging infrastructure in Germany. This is the only way we can achieve a breakthrough in electromobility in Germany.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Germany is putting another €100 million into a subsidy program for private wallbox chargers, bringing the program total to €400M. Under the program, the purchase and installation of wallboxes are supported with a grant of €900. this enormous demand shows that we are spot on with our funding program.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Following Germany and France, the service will soon be rolled out to other European countries, too. Following Germany and France, the service will soon be rolled out to other European countries, too. This enables even more digital content in our BMW fleet.”

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2021

ENGIE New Ventures, the corporate venture fund of ENGIE, is participating in a new round of investment to further the development of Connected Energy. Based in the United Kingdom, Connected Energy uses end-of-life EV batteries to create energy storage systems. —Matthew Lumsden, CEO of Connected Energy.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2019

The 5G Automotive Association ( 5GAA ) hosted an interoperability demo of cellular-data-enabled connected vehicle (C-V2X) applications in Berlin. Vodafone Germany and Ford show connected vehicle technology (V2X) that could alert drivers to an accident ahead, moments after it has happened (via eCall Plus).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Integrated Device Technology announced a planned multi-year collaboration with 5G Lab Germany on research related to 5G tactile networks, including the application of IDT technology to enable network-connected autonomous vehicles. —Gerhard Fettweis, 5G Lab chair and Vodafone chair professor for Mobile Communications Systems.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 12, 2024

Photo: HANSAINVEST Real Assets A 605 megawatt (MW) project in Germany has claimed the title of Europe’s largest solar farm, bumping a PV plant in Spain out of the top spot. MoveOn Energy, the solar farm’s developer , will install a further 45 MW of power on its own behalf and connect that to the grid by summer 2024. million modules.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2022

The raw material for this is anonymized data from car-to-X or other systems from intelligent, connected Mercedes-Benz vehicles. First piloted by Mercedes-Benz in the mountainous Zollernalb region of Germany, located in the Swabian Alps, this early identification of risk improves traffic safety. Data protection has the highest priority.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2023

The mid-size crossover, engineered and built in Germany, uses Volkswagen’s MEB platform ( earlier post ) and has seats for five across two rows. The new all-electric Explorer is the company’s first electric vehicle to be built at scale in the new Ford Cologne EV Centre in Germany.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Elli, the Volkswagen subsidiary that provides sustainable energy and charging solutions, has partnered with ev.energy to launch the Volkswagen Group’s first intelligent household electricity tariff: Volkswagen Naturstrom Connect. With this offering, Elli and the Naturstrom Connect tariff has gained TÜV Rheinland accreditation.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Funding is provided for the purchase and construction of a brand-new, not publicly accessible charging station including the grid connection as well as associated necessary ancillary work.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2023

With a Renault-designed adapter connected to the vehicle’s charging socket, the future electric Renault 5 can provide the same energy output as a 220-volt power outlet. Mobilize V2G will also be available on future Renault electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2020

Subscriptions of connected services for consumer and commercial Electric Vehicles (EVs), such as charging-station locator, eco-routing, and EV telematics, will grow 270% from 2020 to 2024, reaching 7 million subscribers by 2024, according to global tech market advisory firm, ABI Research. Connected services for consumer EVs will reach 26.37

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2019

NVIDIA will lead the European Association of Automotive Suppliers ( CLEPA ) working group on highly connected automated vehicles. This group, which consists of European automotive suppliers, contributes to the development of new UNECE assessment methods for automated vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2023

Mercedes-Benz customers in Germany are now able to authenticate payments via an in-car fingerprint sensor. Examples of these digital services are connectivity apps that control comfort functions of the car, such as pre-air conditioning of the vehicle via a mobile device.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

The personal mobility companion BMW Connected already comprises many functions designed to help users with their daily mobility needs. Using the Open Mobility Cloud as a basis, it connects touchpoints such as smartphones and smartwatches with users’ cars, thus weaving the car into their digital lives.

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Baua Electric

MAY 19, 2023

Employees at a Webasto Roof Techniques plant in suburban Detroit voted 99 to 79 to connect the UAW Thursday. Webasto, of Stockdorf, Germany, ranks Negative. The post Michigan Webasto staff vote to connect UAW appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. The organizing power started in November 2022. and Stellantis.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2017

Renault is launching a new version of the MY Renault application, which now connects directly to the vehicle. The new MY Renault vehicle-connected services are compatible with the R-LINK, R-LINK Evolution and R-LINK 2 multimedia systems. —Benoît Joly, Renault Connected Vehicle Sales & Marketing director.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2017

UK-based Connected Energy and Groupe Renault have installed two quick-charge stations based on Connected Energy’s E-STOR energy storage technology on highways in Belgium and Germany. The E-STOR technology developed by Connected Energy uses second-life batteries from Renault electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Most of the pre-bookers live in Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. family as well as topics connected with e-mobility. 3 series model in Germany will be under €30,000 (recommended retail price) for the smallest version, the price of the exclusive pre-booking edition ID.3 More than 100,000 ID.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2020

The risk of cybersecurity incidents due to targeted, uncontrolled attacks is growing with increasing automotive connectivity and the digitalization of vehicle functions and services. Providing effective protection for the growing number of connected cars therefore calls for additional IT infrastructures and processes.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2014

Telefonica will provide Machine-To-Machine (M2M) connectivity for the Tesla Model S in Europe. Telefonica and its M2M World Alliance partners will provide connectivity for Model S across multiple countries in Europe, including in Germany and the United Kingdom on Telefonica’s O2 network, in Spain on Movistar, and in the Netherlands on KPN.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2023

Six public charging locations with ultra-fast 300kW charge points aimed at E-Trucks have been launched along a 600km stretch of the Rhine-Alpine corridor across Germany. The new chargers have been installed on Aral retail sites in Germany between the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan area and the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

China-based Yadea has launched its Z3 electric scooter, initially into 15 countries including China, Germany, Korea, and Colombia. Yadea’s products are used in 66 countries including France, United States, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Starting price is US$3,388. The Yadea Z3 is powered by Panasonic 18650 battery cells.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2017

The INRIX On-Street Parking service is live with BMW Group in 16 cities in Germany and the US, with more cities set to launch in 2017. According to the recent INRIX Connected & Autonomous Vehicle Consumer Survey, 72% of respondents said real-time parking availability is the navigation feature they desire the most.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

The latest generation of charging columns is connected to the Internet via a cloud solution, enabling cashless payments, among other things. With this latest order, ABB is further expanding its market leading position in the charging infrastructure for electric mobility in Germany.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2022

Volkswagen and bp have launched a strategic partnership that will boost the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) across Europe, unveiling their first charger in Dusseldorf, Germany. By the end 2024, up to 8,000 charge points could be available across Germany, the UK and other European countries.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2023

China is already home to BMW Group’s largest R&D system outside of Germany, with locations in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenyang and Nanjing. China has established the largest R&D and innovation network outside Germany, with facilities and processes as advanced as the headquarters and numerous innovation partnerships.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2016

The beta test is the biggest in-car delivery test ever performed in Germany. The smart cars taking part in the beta test will be retrofitted with the required Connectivity Box at the dealership. From the autumn, the exclusive smart fortwo ready to edition will come equipped with the Connectivity Box.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Currently, there are already more than 1,200 charging points at Volkswagen’s ten sites in Germany. In the future, every Volkswagen dealer in Germany will provide at least one AC charger with 11 kW power and one DC charger with 22 kW power. Charger Connect (€599) and the ID. 3 at a charging station. Charger Pro (€849).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Porsche Engineering and Vodafone Business have established Europe’s first 5G hybrid mobile private network (MPN) at Nardò Technical Center (NTC) for the development of intelligent and connected vehicles. Besides the new mobile network, now NTC also offers its customers a high-performance 1 Gbit/s connection.

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