Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Germany has taken a pioneering role in this with the opening of the Road Traffic Act (StVG) for Level 3 systems in 2017. With the approval of the authorities, we have now achieved a breakthrough: We are the first manufacturer to put conditionally automated driving into series production in Germany.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 18, 2022

Germany has finally agreed ot the EU ban on cars with internal combustion engines.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Aral is piloting two new fuels in Germany: Aral Futura Super 95 and Aral Futura Diesel. In parallel with the ramp-up of e-mobility, they are an effective lever for significantly reducing CO 2 emissions in existing internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

MAHLE has commissioned a test bench for electric drives in Stuttgart/Germany. Both our customers and our developers can now benefit from an ultramodern facility, which is one of only very few in Germany. This equipment will be used to develop and test e-axles and e-drive units for a wide range of electric and hybrid vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2022

Airbus and Munich Airport International signed a Memorandum of Understanding at ILA Berlin Air Show to start marketing turnkey solutions to cities and regions interested in developing advanced air mobility (AAM) ecosystems globally.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2021

An international group of experts led by WMG, University of Warwick working together as a part of an ISO technical committee, has published the first international (ISO) safety standard for Level 4 automated driving systems, taking them a step further towards being more widely available.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2021

BUZZ production electric vehicle will begin testing in Munich, Germany, this summer. Earlier this year, Argo AI integrated its self-driving system with a Volkswagen vehicle prototype to begin testing in Germany. MOIA is the largest sharing provider in Hamburg, Germany, and currently employs 1200 people.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Valmet Automotive has started the series production of battery systems in Kirchardt, the Finnish company’s first battery plant in Germany. The plant in Kirchardt, our first in Germany, will further strengthen Valmet Automotive as a leader in the production and development of battery systems.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2021

A new $5-million program to be led by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, is intended to strengthen development of Australia’s hydrogen industry by supporting research, development and demonstration (RD&D) collaborations with international research organisations.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2019

During a year-long trial period the truck will operate as a daily shuttle between DHL’s logistics center and a BMW Group production plant in southern Germany. During a year-long trial period the truck will operate as a daily shuttle between DHL’s logistics center and a BMW Group production plant in southern Germany.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2017

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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Green Car Reports

MARCH 2, 2020

Germany saw a major increase in electric-car adoption, according to Clean Energy Wire. This robust growth cemented Germany's position as the largest. Global electric-car sales generally remained flat in 2019, but one country bucked that trend.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Located in Jülich, Germany, the facility will demonstrate the entire process from concentrating sunlight to producing synthetic liquid fuel on an industrial scale. The precise mirror field control technology was developed and installed by Synhelion Germany. Earlier post.)

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Teslarati

APRIL 7, 2021

Tesla all-electric vehicles showed tremendous growth in terms of registrations in Germany, skyrocketing over 83% in Q1 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. Tesla continues to show exceptional expansion in Germany, despite its production facility within the country not building any vehicles yet.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2021

This will create several thousand new fast charging points: the Germany network (Deutschlandnetz). These fast charging stations will complement the already existing large fast-charging locations and thus provide a nationwide and needs-based fast charging infrastructure throughout Germany. Sites must support up to 200 kW charging.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 3, 2023

The "Climate Chancellor" needs to draw a line between national disputes and what has already been agreed with Germany’s international partners.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Tesla’s construction of its Gigafactory 4, outside Berlin, Germany, will likely result in the creation of many hundreds of thousands of new electric vehicles per year—helping replace internal combustion vehicles and meet ambitious EU carbon dioxide targets.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 10, 2022

The Schwaben North Police Department, located in Augsburg, Germany, shared the tweet below with a message about parking in designated parking spaces. ICE is an acronym for the internal combustion engine and ICE-ing is an all too common occurrence. Verparkte #Ladesäulen – ein Ärgernis für die, die sie brauchen. This is called ICE-ing.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2022

per kilogram are possible in northern Germany, hydrogen imported from Tunisia, for example, would cost at least €4.70 As such, green hydrogen can be produced in northern Germany at competitive prices and form the basis for a German hydrogen initiative—this is good news for German industry. While production costs of around €4.00

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2023

More than 4,900 vehicles delivered worldwide, 217 of them in Germany alone, made 2022 the second best year in the history of BMW Motorrad authorities. BMW Motorrad was also the leading international manufacturer in the government business last year. In 2022, authorities from 40 countries were among the customers.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2018

Shell and ITM Power will build the world’s largest hydrogen electrolysis plant at Rhineland refinery, Germany. The electrolyzer will be operated in a highly responsive mode, helping to balance the refinery’s internal electricity grid and also selling Primary Control Reserve service to the German Transmission System Operators.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2022

For the past ten years, every private-customer parcel shipped within Germany has automatically been shipped “GoGreen”. Already, Deutsche Post DHL delivers mail and parcels carbon-free in more than 50% of its delivery districts, making it by far Germany’s most climate-friendly logistics provider.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2014

The e-Golf shown at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in January. Volkswagen has launched the battery-electric version of the Golf, the e-Golf, in Germany with immediate availability. The motor and transmission was developed in-house and is made at Volkswagen’s components plant in Kassel, Germany.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Beginning in 2017, Siemens employees at as many as 100 of the company's locations in Germany will be able to recharge their electric vehicles free of charge. This will apply not only to all-electric vehicles but also to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. A Siemens ID card is all that is needed to use the charging stations.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2018

CATL) is building its first plant outside of China in Thuringia, Germany. From Thuringia, which is located in the center of Germany, every major German city can be reached in a maximum of 5 hours by truck. With the opening of the production facility in Germany, the company underlines the importance of the German market.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 24, 2021

Rivian has posted five new job opportunities in Europe, four in the Netherlands, and one in Germany, hinting toward an expansion of its electric vehicle business to a new continent as the first deliveries of its R1T pickup are set to begin next month. ” Rivian Automotive’s Normal, IL factory. Photo: Rivian).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Just before the beginning of the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Volkswagen has already received more than 30,000 reservations for the ID.3 Most of the pre-bookers live in Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. 3 EV, which will make its world premiere at the event. More than 100,000 ID.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2018

CATL) is building its first plant outside of China in Thuringia, Germany. From Thuringia, which is located in the center of Germany, every major German city can be reached in a maximum of 5 hours by truck. With the opening of the production facility in Germany, the company underlines the importance of the German market.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2022

A testing program was co-funded by the International Platinum Group Metals Association (IPA), and undertaken at engineering company IAV in Berlin, Germany. Demuynck, et al. ; “ Zero-Impact Emissions from a Gasoline Car with Advanced Emission Controls and E-Fuels ”, 43rd International Vienna Motor Symposium, 2022. Resources.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2018

diesel; the company’s partner Toolfuel distributes it in Germany. On top of that, Bosch aims to make synthetic and renewable fuels available for company cars and internal delivery vehicles at all its company filling stations across Germany. This is three times the amount of carbon dioxide Germany emitted in 2016.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Elon Musk, co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors announced that his company will make “ a significant investment ” in Germany, focused on expanding the Supercharger network, expanding the number of service centers, and high-speed tuning for the Model S for improved performance on the Autobahn. Deliveries of Model S in Europe started this summer.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2021

Phase I work is part of multi-phase development schedule that forms the basis of definitive agreements required in a trilateral partnership with Conoship International Projects BV from the Netherlands and Vega Reederei and Partners GmbH (VEGA) from Germany targeting zero-emission shipping markets with next generation redox flow batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2020

The International Energy Agency’s Monthly Oil Statistics shows that there are differences in refinery output throughout the world. Source: International Energy Agency, Monthly Oil Statistics, February 2020, Paris, France., When processing petroleum, refineries can produce products in varying amounts to meet regional demands.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2022

As global auto manufacturers continue to invest in electrified vehicle (EV) production, internal combustion engine (ICE) powertrains dominate future US intentions, with 69% of US consumers looking to retain the technology for their next vehicle, according to Deloitte’s 2022 Global Automotive Consumer Study report.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2021

The new Aquarius Hydrogen Engine’s lightweight design and unique internal-gas-exchange-method would greatly reduce emissions and lower the global carbon footprint. Aquarius Engines has manufacturing and development centers in Israel, Germany and Poland. The Aquarius free-piston linear engine which now operates 100% on hydrogen.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The solution is deployed across four continents with 74 installations, including systems rolled out domestically in California, Colorado, Florida, New Jersey, Maryland, Texas, Nevada and Michigan and internationally in Canada, China, UAE, India, Finland, Germany and Australia.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2023

EKPO bipolar plate EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies (EKPO), headquartered in Dettingen/Erms (Germany), is a leading joint venture in the development and large-scale production of fuel cell stacks for CO 2 -neutral mobility. EKPO intends to invest a figure in the high double-digit million euro range for production at a new site.

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