Baua Electric

JULY 30, 2024

Image: BASF Wind and solar generated more electricity than fossil fuels in the EU during the first six months of 2024 for the first time ever in a half-year period. New analysis from independent energy think tank Ember reveals that wind and solar grew to an all-time high of 30% of the EU’s electricity in the first half of 2024.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2013

—Wolfram Thomas, at the solar park launch event. In Germany, the Volkswagen Group provides 62% of its own power, with more to come, Thomas said. Some €600 million is to be invested in expanding the use of renewable energies such as wind, solar and hydroelectric power. (At The Chattanooga Solar Park.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2022

The future product portfolio will focus on three categories: Top End Luxury, Core Luxury and Entry Luxury as outlined in the company’s Economics of Desire event on May 19. Core Luxury: The Mercedes-Benz plants in Bremen, Germany and Kecskemét, Hungary to manufacture vehicles in Europe based on the MB.EA

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2020

In the first half of 2020, the proportion of green electricity as a percentage of the total electricity mix in Germany exceeded 50% for the first time. As a further expansion stage in combination with a home storage unit, it is possible to achieve near complete energy independence and increased security of supply in the event of a blackout.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

More than two and one-half years after the car was first announced ( earlier post ) and more than one year after sales began in Germany and Central Europe ( earlier post ), the US-spec version of the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid will begin arriving in US showrooms in the next few weeks. Bottom: Detail on the chiller.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2013

During an international press event in Germany, in which more than 42 test drives were conducted with journalists in the Panamera S E-Hybrid ( earlier post ) covering a total distance of more than 1,200 kilometers (746 miles), the new plug-in hybrid model consumed 4.4 Panamera S E-Hybrid PHEV on the road. Click to enlarge.

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Porsche MPG Hybrid PHEV 273

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

The lower accelerated mass in the event of a crash means that energy-absorbing structures can be scaled back, cutting the weight of the vehicle. Statistically, this is the area that absorbs the least energy in the event of a crash, and the vehicle shows barely any deformation here as a result.

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BMW Plug-in 2014 MPG 306

Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2013

At the launch event, BMW had representatives from SGL, its carbon fiber partner, and Boeing, which uses carbon fiber extensively in the new 787, participating in a general discussion on the benefits of the material.). However, it is also possible to replace individual modules in the event of a fault.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

The motor and transmission was developed in-house and is made at Volkswagen’s components plant in Kassel, Germany. Like the electric motor and the transmission, the battery was also developed in-house at Volkswagen and is made at the company’s facility in Braunschweig, Germany.

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Auto MPH Lithium Ion Volt 239

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

is going on sale in mid-October, followed by the e-Golf launch in the spring of 2014 (in Germany). At an average electricity price of €0.258 (Germany, July 2013), driving 100 kilometers costs just €3.02 (US$4.00). The motor/gearbox unit is made in Volkswagen’s components plant in Kassel, Germany. and the e-Golf. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The Q7 PHEV will arrive in dealerships in Germany in 2016, and will likely come to the US, although perhaps with a gasoline-engine variant. Alternatively they can serve as buffers for renewables such as wind and solar power—whether as part of the grid or as home installations. Audi e-tron quattro concept SUV.

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