Baua Electric

APRIL 30, 2024

The Megawatt Charging System (MCS), a new charging standard for heavy-duty EVs that industry experts call a game-changer for electric trucks, is in the final stages of standardization, and is expected to enter the implementation phase this year. Automakers and EVSE manufacturers are busily putting the new system through its paces.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 2, 2024

Sure, there’s plenty of valid argument that setting a lap time around what amounts to an arbitrary ribbon of tarmac in Germany – one with over 150 turns and stretching nearly 13 miles, no less – is a fool’s errand which proves little. This jives with the brand’s promise to release video footage of its 7:07.55 lap in mid-March.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2015

This portfolio can be flexibly tailored to different vehicle concepts, customer requirements and legal and regulatory requirements in the international automobile markets. The BMW Group is also collaborating intensively with Total Germany and the Linde Group on refueling processes and technology.

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Hydrogen BMW Standards Store 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The aim is to establish an SDS as a standard module for all Group brands in future. In 2020 and 2021 two further companies will be founded in Silicon Valley and in China respectively in addition to the company in Germany. An SDS development site in China is needed to comply with local legal requirements.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2023

The Mercedes-Benz DRIVE PILOT system is the first and only SAE Level 3 system in a standard-production vehicle authorized for use on US public freeways. Tesla’s FSD is still considered SAE Level 2.) When DRIVE PILOT is active, applications can be enabled on the vehicle’s integrated central display that are otherwise blocked while driving.

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Nevada Mercedes Market Companies 221

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Consequently, new vehicles of the Volkswagen Group offered within the European Union with those engines comply with legal requirements and environmental standards. Volkswagen Group had earlier confirmed that new EU6-compliant vehicles offered within the European Union fulfill all legal requirements and environmental standards.

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Diesel Engine Design Legal 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

We observe the legal requirements in each country and fulfill all local testing requirements. BMW noted that in two studies carried out by the ICCT, results confirmed that the BMW X5 and 13 other BMW vehicles tested comply with the legal requirements concerning NO x emissions. This represents approx. 20,000 vehicles in the US in 2014.

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BMW Diesel CO2 Legal 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2021

The standard rear-axle steering with a steering angle of up to 4.5 The DIGITAL LIGHT headlamp technology (standard from Advanced Plus equipment level) enables guide markings or warning symbols to be projected onto the road. degrees contributes to the handy and dynamic impression of the EQS.

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Mercedes Electrical Electric Light 428

Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2019

Presales at dealerships in Germany have begun, with a base price of €30,600. TFSI engine producing 96 kW (131 metric hp), the A3 Sportback g-tron sets standards for efficiency and economy. The average burst pressure of 580 bar is far higher than this and exceeds the legal requirements of 470 bar by far. Equipped with a new 1.5

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Audi Gas Range Polymer 186

Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2018

But even today, vehicles equipped with Bosch diesel technology can achieve as little as 13 milligrams of NO x in standard legally-compliant RDE cycles. That is approximately one-tenth of the prescribed limit that will apply after 2020. It is available to customers effective immediately and can be incorporated into production projects.

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Diesel Exhaust Legal Emissions 210

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2016

In Germany, customers are being notified in a two-step process. Once modified, the vehicles will also meet all legal requirements and the applicable emissions standards. All customers will then be able to make an appointment in the short term to have their vehicles modified at an authorized service center of their choice.

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Engine South Korea California Diesel 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2018

The indictment unsealed today alleges that Volkswagen’s scheme to cheat its legal requirements went all the way to the top of the company. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan as well as our partners at the EPA, FBI and in Germany for their hard work on this important case. —US Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

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Diesel Emissions Charging 2015 170

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

For the first time, preliminary data recently reported to the EEA by Member States allow a comparison with the legally binding emission limits for 2010 set in the EU NEC Directive. Spain was the only Member State to have exceeded three of its four emission ceilings under the NECD; followed by Germany with two exceedances.

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Pollution 2010 Liechtenstein Emissions 309

Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2017

Pamio was formerly head of Thermodynamics within Audi’s Diesel Engine Development Department in Neckarsulm, Germany. The initial SCR design required a certain amount of AdBlue be stored onboard the vehicle to reduce NO x emissions to legal limits and reach a 10,000 mile service interval for refilling. —Criminal Complaint, USA v.

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Audi Emissions Diesel Charging 150

Teslarati

MARCH 4, 2022

After a long process that saw delays, controversies, and other drama, Tesla Gigafactory Berlin has won its final environmental approval from Germany. The approval also includes battery cell production activities within the Giga Berlin complex, which should allow Tesla to manufacture its in-house cells from within Germany. .

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Tesla Water Pollution Germany 98

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2017

GAZ personnel were trained at Volkswagen and ŠKODA plants in Germany and the Czech Republic, and a new training center was opened at GAZ. engines from the Salzgitter plant in Germany. The total number of cars produced so far under the cooperation between Volkswagen Group Rus and GAZ Group totals some 200,000.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 12, 2024

Create liability for “reasonably foreseeable misuse” and negligence: Developers of AI systems should be legally liable for harms caused to both individuals and to society. Establish registration and licensing (both retroactive and ongoing) of all AI systems above a certain capability threshold.

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United Arab Emirates Legal United Kingdom United States 144

Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2018

The European Commission is taking the UK to court—along with Germany, France, Italy, Romania, and Hungary—over its long-standing failure to meet EU limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO?). in their emissions control system, and make tampering with an emissions control system a legal offense. billion (US$4.7-billion)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

DLA Piper, LLP (US) represented Maxwell as outside legal counsel, and Barclays Capital Inc. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati represented Tesla as outside legal counsel. 3000F cell, in an industry-standard 60-mm cylindrical form factor, as well as a 54% increase in stored energy. product platform. volt (3.0V) product platform.

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Tesla Energy Storage Legal Li-ion 186

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2012

Today’s publication of official 2010 data from Member States is the first time that those efforts can be measured against the legally binding targets. These were Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden.

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2010 Emissions Pollution Finland 240

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2016

Scania will leave from Södertalje, south of Stockholm, driving through Sweden, Denmark and Germany to Maasvlakte II in the Port of Rotterdam, making a stop in Zolder, Belgium and in Zwolle, Netherlands. Daimler will start from Stuttgart and MAN from Munich (both in Southern Germany).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2011

The EU-27 and its Member States must meet legally binding limits for four air pollutants set by the National Emission Ceilings Directive (NEC Directive). This is partly because the sector has grown more than expected and partly because vehicle emission standards have not always delivered the anticipated level of NO x reductions.

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Emissions Transportation Europe Pollution 210

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

The driver must permanently monitor the system in Level 2 for legal and safety reasons. New electromechanical brake servo as standard. The system, previously used only in the GTE with plug-in hybrid drive, can now be found across the whole product line as standard. This is a considerable improvement in comfort and safety.

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PHEV Plug-in Hybrid Gasoline-Electric 223

Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2014

Partners in Germany’s UR:BAN research consortium recently gave a mid-term status report on the three major component projects in an event at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) in Braunschweig, Germany. All these challenges are supported by studies of legal issues and effectiveness evaluation.

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Connect Connected Vehicles BMW 244

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2018

Powertrains are supported by standard Auto Start-Stop for reduced running costs and a six-speed manual and a new eight-speed automatic transmission. Particulate emissions are reduced using standard gas particulate filter technology. The all-new Focus goes on sale in Europe and China this year and North America in 2019.

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Fuel Economy Ford Gasoline Diesel 186

Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2014

Mercedes-Benz unveiled the Future Truck 2025 in Magdeburg, Germany. Power is transferred by the fully automated 12-speed Mercedes PowerShift 3 transmission, which is standard equipment. The sensor and camera technology is active throughout the speed range from standstill to the legally permitted maximum truck speed of 80 km/h.

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Mercedes Future Vehicles Fusion 274

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

Navigant suggests that, since the automakers have already designed the vehicles that they will be selling in 2018, they will become more vocal in 2014 to push for changes; the firm expects the dispute to escalate, perhaps resulting in legal action. In October, California passed legislation committing to build 100 hydrogen stations by 2024.

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2014 Global Sale Motorcycles 346

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2016

As part of a response to a shareholder lawsuit in Germany alleging a violation of the company’s disclosure obligations under Germany’s capital markets law, Volkswagen AG has outlined the timeline and background events leading to the eruption of the diesel emissions scandal last fall.

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Diesel Emissions 2015 2014 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Test routes have also been announced in Germany. As part of this process, Scania and MAN will join forces under the Volkswagen Truck & Bus umbrella to pioneer technology and develop standards that will shape the future of the entire industry. A test route for electric Scania trucks already exists in Sweden. —Andreas Renschler.

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Connect Connected Transportation Maintenance 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2015

The e-gas is virtually identical to fossil natural gas and is distributed via an existing infrastructure—the German natural gas network—to the CNG filling stations beginning in Germany in fall 2013. As a 100% drop-in fuel, isooctane can be used in any blending ratio with all standard fuels for gasoline motors.

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Audi Renewable Fuel Carbon 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

At the same time, gear change times are shortened and an extra-sporty setting is selected for the standard Dynamic Damper Control and the Electric Power Steering. The car’s standard 20-inch forged aluminum wheels have an aerodynamically optimized, lightweight design. The vehicle is then powered solely by the electric motor.

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BMW Plug-in 2014 MPG 306

EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

EVs assembled in a foreign country — whether Canada, Mexico, Japan, Germany, South Korea or elsewhere — would not be eligible for any level of tax credit. US importers: These would apply to models from companies such as Kandi America which import EVs from China and then put through a homologation process to make the vehicles legal in the US.

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Tax Credit Tax Hummer PHEV 52

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

In the Audi Q7 e-tron quattro, the standard MMI navigation plus works closely with the hybrid management system. Hill descent control and an off-road mode for the electronic stabilization control ESC are standard. A tilt angle display is standard with the optional air springs. Thermal management systems in the Q7 e-tron quattro.

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Audi PHEV Diesel Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2013

The high-voltage system is designed to cope with accidents beyond the legal requirements, with the high-voltage battery including features that ensure its safe reaction even in situations such as this. It fully meets the BMW quality standard and weighs 30% less than a seat made from conventional fiberglass matting.

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BMW New York London Production 247

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

February, 2008 : Researchers from England, Germany, and the United States proposed replacing the term “tipping point”, which suggests a specific time frame, with “tipping elements” to describe known ecosystems in danger of collapse, yet for which a likely timeframe could not easily be estimated ( earlier post ).

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Climate Climate Change 2009 Emissions 236

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

As for warranties , there is legal precedent that original auto warranties cannot be voided completely by modifications — only the part(s) affected by retrofit will have their warranties affected. For Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and other Northern European countries, contact SP Innovation.

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