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Germany approves €900M for green hydrogen project H2Global

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Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWi) has approved €900 million for the innovative funding instrument H2Global. The aim of the project is to advance the international market ramp-up of green hydrogen and to use double-auction procedures for this purpose.

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Mercedes-Benz receives world’s first internationally valid system approval for Level 3 conditionally automated driving

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The German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has granted system approval for this on the basis of the technical approval regulation UN-R157 (UN Regulation No. Germany has taken a pioneering role in this with the opening of the Road Traffic Act (StVG) for Level 3 systems in 2017.

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BMW expects to have solid-state battery in a demonstrator vehicle well before 2025; IPCEI grants

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With the Neue Klasse, the BMW Group is aiming at the level of state-of-the-art internal combustion engines in terms of range and manufacturing costs. With the joint European projects, we have successfully built up the battery value chain in Germany and Europe and secured sustainable jobs.

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Enovix Si Li-ion EV test battery cells demonstrate 5-minute fast charge

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International Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC) Europe in Mainz, Germany, where he will provide an update on the company’s EV program. —Harrold Rust, Co-Founder, CEO and President of Enovix. On 14 June, Ashok Lahiri, Co-Founder and CTO of Enovix, will speak at the 12 th ?International —Ashok Lahiri.

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Tesla sues German gas station giant over EV charger placement

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As pointed out by Tagesspiegel Background , who initially reported this story from Germany, Tank and Rast operates 95% of the gas station/rest stops along the German Autobahn. Still, if appealed, it could head to a higher German court or even make its way to the European Court of Justice, an international court operated by the European Union.

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Snam invests €33M in electrolyzer manufacturer ITM Power

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Within its strategy, focused on the development of the hydrogen value chain, Snam will be able to include ITM Power in projects for the development of green hydrogen through the use of PEM electrolyzers up to 100MW, also in collaboration with other operators at the Italian and international levels.

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AKASOL entering N. American market with new battery production facility for commercial vehicles

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Germany-based AKASOL, a manufacturer of high-performance lithium-ion battery systems for commercial vehicles, plans to open a production facility in the metro Detroit area of Michigan. AKASOL’s new Michigan production facility will have a similar capacity to the firm’s current series production site in Lange, Germany.