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BMW investing €400M in new vehicle assembly at Munich plant as part of shift to electromobility; engine production being concentrated at Steyr and Hams Hall

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The BMW Group is speeding up the shift towards electromobility and strengthening its global network for production of electrified vehicles. The future assembly and its production processes will be designed for a new cluster architecture geared towards electric drive trains. —Milan Nedeljkovi?.

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Toray to enter large tow carbon fiber business via $584M acquisition of Zoltec; wind and automotive markets

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Zoltek is a large two carbon fiber manufacturer; large tow carbon fiber is carbon fiber with 40,000 or more filaments applied for applications such as wind turbine blades and reinforced plastics compounds, and is produced on modified acrylic staple fiber production lines for textiles.

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Mercedes brings five new EVs to IAA Mobility

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The SUV concept vehicle is based on the modular architecture for luxury- and executive-class electric vehicles from Mercedes-Benz and takes the exclusivity of Maybach into a locally emission-free future. It will be the first purely electrically powered production vehicle from the Kecskemét plant in Hungary.

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

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In the future, 100% of additional purchased electricity will come from verifiable renewable sources, such as wind- and hydropower. In Kecskemét (Hungary), a second plant under construction will be CO 2 -neutral. This corresponds to about three quarters of the required electricity in the German plants.

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Mercedes-Benz prepares car production network for new electric portfolio

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Mercedes-Benz is aligning its global production network to manufacture its reshaped product portfolio focused on luxury electric vehicles as the brand prepares to go all electric by the end of the decade—wherever market conditions allow. The global Mercedes Benz production network is sustainable, digital and flexible.

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War in Ukraine: We Need to Talk About Fossil Fuels

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This war will have many long-term consequences, but possibly none more important than its effects on the future of the European energy supply. These price increases were driven in part by a drop in wind-generated energy, the leading form of renewable energy on the European continent. Regardless, the E.U.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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News | Markets | Technology | Personal Finance | Small Business | CNN.com RSS Newsletters Video Home Fortune 500 Technology Investing Management Rankings Warren Buffett takes charge Warren Buffett hasnt just seen the car of the future, hes sitting in the drivers seat. EMAIL | PRINT | SHARE | RSS DIGG FACEBOOK DEL.ICIO.US You want to meet him."

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