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OCTOBER 8, 2020
Audi Hungaria, in cooperation with E.ON Hungaria, officially started operation of Europe’s biggest photovoltaic roof installation. Since the start of the year, the site in Gy?r has used only green power. In 2012 Audi’s Hungarian plant opened a geothermal facility to supply most of its heat requirements. The remainder is compensated by bio-gas certificates.
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 8, 2020
The Audi E-Tron GT four-door electric coupe, due for deliveries to the U.S. starting mid-2021, is far from a mirror image of the Porsche Taycan. The GT, which was shown in near-production concept form back in 2018, will share its very fast charging and 800-volt architecture, battery technology, and other pieces of its engineering pedigree with the.
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OCTOBER 8, 2020
Ipsos’ new 2020 Global Mobility Navigator Study, focusing on Electrification, found global interest remained on par with the numbers from 2019. However, the study reveals there has been an increase in interest in the US and Chinese markets. Source: Ipsos. Ipsos attributes this increased interest can be attributed to the greater level of familiarity with BEVs.
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Volvo’s first electric vehicle has been rated for range. The upcoming Audi E-Tron GT electric car makes an entirely different sound than the Porsche Taycan. And a global study confirms that interest in EVs has only risen during the pandemic. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Audi paid a lot of attention to the inspiring soundtrack.
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OCTOBER 8, 2020
Methanol fuel cell developer and manufacturer Blue World Technologies ( earlier post ) is starting limited production—the first step in commercializing its methanol fuel cell technology. Blue World Technologies’ complete system includes a methanol reformer for fuel conversion, DC/DC for power conversion and fuel cell stack for power production.
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 8, 2020
The global coronavirus pandemic hasn't stopped interest in electric cars, according to a new Ipsos study. In the United States and China, interest in electric cars has actually increased over the course of the pandemic, according to the study. Analysts attribute that to greater familiarity with electric cars. Consumers who are more familiar with.
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OCTOBER 8, 2020
In recent months the PSA Group brands have all launched both an electric van, and an MPV based on the group's shared architecture. The Peugeot e-Traveller is destined to reach the UK next year, with reservations already open.
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OCTOBER 8, 2020
Volvo Group’s subsidiary Mack Trucks has delivered a pre-production Mack LR Electric model ( earlier post ) to Republic Services to begin in-service trials in the demanding refuse segment. Mack will use key learnings from the trials to further refine the LR Electric as it prepares to accept orders for the truck in Q4 2020, with production beginning in 2021.
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 8, 2020
In terms of size and versatility, as well as pricing and features, the 2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge might be the closest rival yet to the Tesla Model Y. But that doesn’t extend to driving range. On Wednesday evening the EPA again updated some of its fuel economy ratings for vehicles, including an official range rating of 208 miles for the XC40.
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OCTOBER 8, 2020
Dachser is now making all its deliveries to the heart of the southwest Germany city Freiburg emission-free, using a combination of Fuso eCanters, StreetScooters, and cargo bikes. Taking transportation as a whole, this new service reduces CO 2 emissions per shipment by 26%. In the city center of Freiburg, Germany, Dachser has designated the post code 79098—which encompasses parts of the city’s Altstadt, Neuburg, and Oberau districts—as an emission-free delivery area.
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OCTOBER 8, 2020
Darling of the premium small hatch market, the Audi A3, has gained a plug-in powertrain. Joining the Ingolstadt company's ever-expanding range of PHEVs, the A3 40 TFSI e is promising warm hatch performance with tax-friendly emissions and zero-emissions commuting capability.
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OCTOBER 8, 2020
SEAT has begun work on its future Test Center Energy (TCE), the new automotive battery lab that will be located at the SEAT plant in Martorell. With an investment of more than €7 million, the new center will develop and test various energy systems for electric and hybrid vehicles. With a testing capacity that can reach 1.3 MW simultaneously, this facility will become a one-of-a-kind, pioneering electric battery laboratory in Spain.
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OCTOBER 8, 2020
The US Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced the recipients of EERE’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office’s (HFTO’s) inaugural Postdoctoral Recognition Award. The award recognizes postdoctoral fellows from DOE National Laboratories for outstanding contributions in identifying research solutions to hydrogen and fuel cell research challenges.
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OCTOBER 8, 2020
Hyundai Motor Company delivered the first seven units of its XCIENT Fuel Cell, the first mass-produced fuel cell electric heavy-duty truck, to customers in Switzerland, with a total of 50 planned to hit the roads there this year. The delivery of XCIENT Fuel Cell marks the official entry of Hyundai’s commercial vehicles in the European market, a touchstone for the company’s expansion into the North American and Chinese commercial markets.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 8, 2020
The California Independent System Operator (CAISO), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), and California Energy Commission (CEC) issued a Preliminary Root Cause Analysis of the August 2020 heat wave and rotating outages in California, finding that resource planning targets have not evolved to keep pace with extreme weather events, and that energy market practices did not perform as intended during stressed conditions.
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