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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The BMW Group is speeding up the shift towards electromobility and strengthening its global network for production of electrified vehicles. The new assembly in Munich will be built on the site currently used for engine production. At the same time, the BMW Group is expanding its capacity for manufacturing electric drive trains.

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JANUARY 19, 2021

Rolls-Royce is supplying two mtu 16V 4000 M55RN gas engines to Sembcorp Marine Integrated Yard for the construction of the first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-hybrid powered tug. This is the first LNG-hybrid tug to be powered by mtu gas engines. The new engines are part of Rolls-Royce’s Green and High-Tech program.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

In France, Luca de Meo, CEO Groupe Renault, presented the group’s new strategic plan— “Renaulution”—which, among other more specific elements, aims to shift Groupe Renault’s strategy from volumes to value. Groupe Renault is reorganizing to implement this plan. —Luca de Meo, CEO Groupe Renault.

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OCTOBER 20, 2020

MAN is testing both the use of a fuel cell and an H 2 combustion engine. The hydrogen combustion engine, on the other hand, offers a more readily available and robust solution thanks to the well-known basic technology and could thus serve as a bridging technology. The aim is to test the entire hydrogen ecosystem in transport logistics.

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JULY 30, 2022

Volkswagen Group China unveiled its first electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) passenger drone prototype, as part of its strategy to explore and break new ground in fully electric and sustainable individual mobility concepts. Stephan Wöllenstein, CEO of Volkswagen Group China.

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APRIL 29, 2021

Volkswagen Group China has begun construction of an all-new MEB plant at Volkswagen Anhui. The third of the Group’s pure-electric vehicle manufacturing facilities in China, following completion of the Anting (SAIC VW) and Foshan (FAW-VW) plants, the Volkswagen Anhui plant will be powered by green energy from day one.

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JULY 7, 2022

CARIAD, the Volkswagen Group’s software company, has selected BlackBerry QNX technology as one component of its software platform VW.OS. Announced as part of Volkswagen Group’s NEW AUTO strategy, CARIAD is developing a unified software platform that consists of VW.OS, the Volkswagen Cloud VW.AC

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AUGUST 27, 2019

Hyundai Motor Group opened Hyundai Hydrogen World—an exhibition hall dedicated to the fuel-cell electric vehicle, related technologies and energy—at the center of the Century Square in Shanghai. —Byungho Lee, the President of Hyundai Motor Group (China) Ltd. The opening ceremony on Aug. The opening ceremony on Aug.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2020

The BMW Group has founded IDEALworks GmbH—a fully-owned subsidiary—headquartered in Munich. The name “IDEAL” stands for Industry-Driven Engineering for Autonomous Logistics. The Smart Transport Robot, STR, in particular has met with great response and has seen demand from both within and outside of the BMW Group.

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MAY 19, 2023

The virtual ground-breaking for a new assembly site for high-voltage batteries also took place as part of the anniversary celebrations. —Milan Nedeljković The BMW Group has had a presence in the Chinese market since 1994 and founded the BMW Brilliance Automotive joint venture in May 2003. BBA is investing RMB 10 billion (US$1.4

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APRIL 20, 2023

At this year’s demopark open-air exhibition, Mercedes-Benz is presenting a prototype of the Unimog based on the U 430 with hydrogen-powered combustion engine as part of the publicly funded “WaVe” project. The hydrogen engine is provided by Keyou and is equipped with H2PFI injectors made by Hoerbiger.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Groupe Renault is creating the REFACTORY in Flins, the first European circular economy site dedicated to mobility. The ReFactory aims to achieve a negative carbon balance by 2030—an objective in line with the Group’s ambition to achieve carbon neutrality in Europe by 2050.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The BMW Group will begin sourcing aluminum produced using solar electricity with immediate effect. That is why the BMW Group plans to source aluminum produced with green power in the long term—enabling it to avoid approximately 2.5 The BMW Group is now taking the next logical step by sourcing aluminum produced with green power.

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JULY 31, 2020

Between 2020 and 2025, Groupe PSA will gradually move from two multi-energy platforms to two 100% electrified platforms to support its e-mobility development. The group will launch electric vehicles in C- and D-segments from sedan to SUV in different regions of the world from 2023.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Nidec Leroy-Somer has signed an agreement with Airbus to develop an electric motor for Airbus’ hydrogen-powered fuel cell engine prototype, as part of Airbus’ ambition to bring the first zero-emission commercial aircraft to market by 2035. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 1, 2020

Faced with the compelling need for more respirators, the French government asked a group of French industrial companies led by Air Liquide to study the possibility of increasing the production of respirators so as to provide 10,000 respirators in 50 days, between the beginning of April and mid-May.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The BMW Group sources the individual fuel cells required for manufacturing the BMW iX5 Hydrogen from the Toyota Motor Corporation. The BMW Group has experience with the use of hydrogen as a drive technology. Hydrogen-powered combustion engines had already been in use prior to the arrival of the fuel cell system.

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APRIL 18, 2020

Tier II-compliant main engines for three 238-meter hybrid RoRo vessels intended for operation in the Baltic Sea. The customer is Finnlines, the Finnish shipping company and part of the Grimaldi Group. —will build the engines in Korea, while Nanjing Jinling shipyard in China will construct the vessels.

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

Airbus and Renault Group signed a research and development agreement which aims at enhancing transversalities and synergies to accelerate both companies’ electrification roadmaps, improving their respective range of products. —Gilles Le Borgne, EVP, Engineering, Renault Group.

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

As part of the MOU, De Havilland Canada will be issued options to purchase 50 ZeroAvia hydrogen-electric engines. As part of the program, ZeroAvia will develop a flight demonstrator, with De Havilland Canada’s support, using a Dash 8-400 aircraft to aid certification and showcase the operational and commercial potential of the engine.

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JANUARY 5, 2021

In a New Year’s message, Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Euisun Chung outlined the company’s strategic direction and commitments for the year 2021 and beyond. Hyundai Motor Group plans to expand its battery electric vehicle lineup from the current eight models to 23 by 2025 and sell 1 million units annually in global markets.

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DECEMBER 2, 2020

Hyundai Motor Group has unveiled its new Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), a dedicated battery electric vehicle (BEV) platform. Revealed online during an ‘E-GMP Digital Discovery’ event, the platform will serve as the core technology for Hyundai Motor Group’s next-generation BEV line-up.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

To reduce natural resource usage and its trucks’ environmental impact, Renault Trucks (part of the Volvo Group) is taking steps to transition its industrial operations to a circular-economy approach. At this new industrial facility located in Vénissieux, the brand’s trucks will be dismantled , and their parts reused.

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MAY 3, 2021

Russian Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation and the EDF Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement in March 2021 to develop green hydrogen in Russia and Europe. Rosatom’s ambition is to produce and to store decarbonized hydrogen, and take part in pilot projects in Russia and across the world. million customers, 28.1

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NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Aurobay will become part of the new global company specializing in hybrid and low- emission powertrains being formed by Renault and Geely. It also makes Volvo Cars the first car manufacturer to fully exit its participation in the development and manufacturing of internal combustion engines. Earlier post.).

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MAY 10, 2021

As part of this agreement, MOL’s group company Shosen Koun Co., Mitsui E&S has developed a diesel hybrid RTG with a smaller diesel engine and larger battery storage; this NZE Transtainer improves fuel efficiency by 20 to 30% compared to the conventional Hybrid Transtainer. (MOL) and Mitsui E&S Machinery, Ltd.

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JULY 15, 2022

The BMW M Hybrid V8 is powered by the P66/3 eight-cylinder turbo engine with supplementary electric drive. The combustion engine is based on the DTM unit used in the BMW M4 DTM in 2017 and 2018. BMW M Hybrid V8 engine. That saved us time and a lot of money and was therefore efficient and sustainable.

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JUNE 4, 2021

Renault Group and Plug Power launched their joint venture HYVIA, as outlined in the memorandum of understanding (MOU) agreement signed in January. The joint venture is equally owned by the two partners and is chaired by David Holderbach, with more than 20 years of experience in strategic, product and international sales at the Renault Group.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Global mining company, Anglo American, has engaged Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) to develop its new Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV): a 290-tonne electrically powered mining haul truck, which is set to be the world’s largest electrified vehicle. —Craig Wilson, MD of Williams Advanced Engineering. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 20, 2023

BMW is testing the use of renewable HVO100 renewable diesel for parts delivery in Germany. They commute between the BMW Group Supply Centre in Eching, just north of Munich, to deliver warehouse parts to the plant in the city for production—a round trip of a good 40 km each time.

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OCTOBER 26, 2022

Neste will supply the Air France-KLM Group with more than 1,000,000 tons (approximately 1.26 This SAF agreement is one of the largest of its kind in the aviation industry and supports the Air France-KLM Group’s commitment to a more sustainable aviation sector. Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel is an available solution today.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC, a provider of fuel cell power solutions for motive applications, announced the commercial availability of the Nuvera E-60 Fuel Cell Engine, the latest addition to the E-series family for vehicle electrification. Nuvera’s E-45 and E-60 fuel cell engines both provide freeze start capability. road vehicles.

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DECEMBER 13, 2021

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, in collaboration with Volvo Group Trucks Technology, have developed a method to help electric delivery vehicles navigate strategically to use as little energy as possible. —Balázs Kulcsár, Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering. 2021.102496.

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APRIL 29, 2022

bp CEO Bernard Looney and Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess launching the first bp / Aral flexpole fast charger. EV charging is one of the key engines driving bp’s transformation to an integrated energy company. 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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SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Logistics company Hegelmann Group, which operates in Europe, and Mercedes-Benz Trucks signed a Letter of Intent for the order of 50 eActros LongHaul electric trucks ( earlier post ) at this year’s IAA Transportation in Hannover. In this context, letters of intent were already signed with Amazon and Rhenus in September. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

The Nuvera E-45 fuel cell engine can provide primary power for a vehicle or be hybridized with batteries to extend EV range to provide high-performance powertrain electrification. —Matt Weig, fuel cell engine product manager. Nuvera is a subsidiary of Hyster-Yale Group, Inc.,

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DECEMBER 29, 2022

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply its hybrid propulsion system for four new heavy lift vessels being built at the Wuhu Shipyard in China. Wärtsilä’s hybrid system will feature a variable-speed Wärtsilä 32 main engine capable of operating with methanol fuel.

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