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Tesla Protests In Germany Gather Strength

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Activists blew up a power line supplying electricity to the Tesla factory in Germany last week to protest its environment policies. The post Tesla Protests In Germany Gather Strength appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Mercedes-Benz begins sales of DRIVE PILOT Level 3 conditionally automated driving in Germany

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Mercedes-Benz’ DRIVE PILOT system for conditionally automated driving (SAE Level 3) can be ordered in Germany from 17 May as an optional extra for the S-Class for €5,000 and for the EQS for €7,430 (Driver Assistance Package Plus: €2,430 and DRIVE PILOT: €5,000) excl.

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Germany to invest up to €290M to launch the Innovation and Technology Center for Hydrogen (ITZ H2)

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Germany will invest up to €290 million to launch the Innovation and Technology Center for Hydrogen (Innovations- und Technologiezentrum für Wasserstoff, ITZ H 2 ), following the positive conclusion of a feasibility study (German only). ITZ Hydrogen services for companies and potential users. Source: BMDV.

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Germany putting another €300M into EV charging infrastructure

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The new funding program complements BMVI’s funding concept for the overall charging infrastructure system in Germany: This includes private charging at home and at the employer. The 1,000-location program, for which BMVI has now passed the fast-charging law in the cabinet, forms the basis for a fast-charging network for all of Germany.

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NXP and DLR collaborate on quantum computing technologies in Germany

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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. DLR is awarding contracts as part of its Quantum Computing Initiative, with the aim of creating qubits based on ion traps.

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Tesla submits Gigafactory Berlin approval documents: Environment Ministry

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The Environment Ministry of the German State of Brandenburg announced that it had received all necessary documentation from Tesla and any relevant agency. Elon Musk has been critical of the German bureaucratic process and has stated in the past that it has slowed down much of Tesla’s efforts in Germany.

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Siemens building first stretch of eHighway on public roads in Germany

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With this field trial, the eHighway will be tested on a public highway in Germany for the first time. The system is being built as part of the joint project “Electrified, innovative heavy freight transport on autobahns” (ELISA) of Germany’s Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB).

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