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Brussels plant kicks off production for the new Audi Q8 e-tron

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From 2025, production at all Audi plants will be carbon neutral as part of the company-wide environmental program Mission:Zero. The site switched to green power back in 2012. The electric traction motors for production are transported from Hungary to Brussels by green freight. 2018 saw the birth of the Audi e-tron.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

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The preparations for exclusively green electricity for a climate-friendly production in Europe are already well advanced. As part of the electric offensive, Mercedes-Benz Cars counts on local emission-free vehicles. In Kecskemét (Hungary), a second plant under construction will be CO 2 -neutral.

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Opel introducing new 1.6L SIDI engine with start-stop system; 3 new engine generations over next 12 months part of major turnaround plan

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Production at the Szentgotthardt plant in Hungary will begin in late 2012. This year alone, the company introduces six new models, including the subcompact SUV Mokka, a new Astra version, a completely new convertible and the Adam, Opel/Vauxhall’s new urban vehicle. The emphasis was on torque with the engineers achieving up to 187.5

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Siemens and Valeo to form joint venture in high-voltage electric powertrains

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Valeo will be contributing its high-voltage power electronics business, including 200 employees of which 90 are based in France, and which is part of the Powertrain Systems Business Group (PTS). —Jacques Aschenbroich, Chairman and CEO of Valeo. The project is subject to consultation of the employee representatives.

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Mercedes brings five new EVs to IAA Mobility

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It will be the first purely electrically powered production vehicle from the Kecskemét plant in Hungary. The battery housing is part of the vehicle structure and thus an integral part of the crash concept. The battery is part of the intelligent thermal management system of the EQB.

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EPFL cooperative maneuvering control algorithm for integrating automated vehicles with legacy traffic; dynamic platooning

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Researchers at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), as part of the AutoNet2030 project, have developed a cooperative maneuvering control algorithm allowing automated vehicles to operate in traffic alongside manually-driven vehicles. Finally, as part of the AutoNet2030 project, they managed to get to real vehicles on the road.

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DAF Putting LF Hybrid Truck Into Production; Eaton Hybrid System

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As part of PACCAR’s international hybrid program, the DAF LF Hybrid truck was developed in close collaboration with Eaton, Eindhoven University of Technology and Leyland Trucks Ltd, also a PACCAR company. In practice, this is enough to drive in and out of the green zones in city centers. Click to enlarge.

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