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GM expands to new European markets with its luxury $93K Lyriq

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The US automaker, which has been testing the European waters with its luxury Cadillac EVs since late last year, has just launched its Cadillac Lyriq SUV in France this morning, with other markets on the horizon. The EV is scheduled to launch in other European markets soon, with Germany set for year’s end. Get started here.

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BASF expands range of engineering plastics for hybrid and electric vehicles; high-voltage connectors

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BASF is expanding its range of engineering plastics for the dynamic market of electric and hybrid vehicles. They therefore allow automotive manufacturers to save on weight and installation space around the battery and at the same time help to improve safety in e-mobility.

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Volkswagen subsidiary Elli acquiring minority stake in emobility software company has·to·be

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Together, has·to·be and Volkswagen will work to expand the pan-European charging network and participate in the rapidly growing market for charging solutions. Throughout the Group, we will be installing about 36,000 charging points throughout Europe up to 2025. Volkswagen Group company Elli will acquire a minority stake in the company.

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Daimler Trucks E-Mobility Group starts global initiative for electric-truck charging infrastructure

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The initial focus is on charging stations installed at the depots of truck customers. Japan is the next market to follow. The close dialog between the main players is also intended to speed up previously lengthy and complex planning and application processes for network connections.

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Volvo’s Polestar 1 PHEV makes European debut; pre-orders open 13 March

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Pre-orders will open in the six initial launch markets announced in January, including China, the United States, Sweden, Germany, Norway and the Netherlands. We will open pre-ordering of the Polestar 1 to eighteen markets which covers around 95% of the geographical interest from potential Polestar 1 customers. —Thomas Ingenlath.

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Swiss team develops effective and low-cost solar water-splitting device; 14.2% solar-to-hydrogen efficiency

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Propelled by their attractive performance, they have continuously dominated the market since their inception, with a current worldwide market share greater than 85%. As the V OC of the presented c-Si cells is only ∼600 mV, four cells need to be connected in series to achieve stable water splitting performance. Schüttauf et al.

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TomTom extends coverage of real-time traffic products for congestion reduction

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The other countries currently covered are Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. We have shipped about 60 million devices to date, and the devices are progressively becoming more connected.