Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2021

Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economics (BMWi) and the Federal Ministry of Transport (BMVI) selected 62 large-scale hydrogen projects this week, which are to be state-funded as part of a joint European hydrogen project (Important Project of Common European Interest, IPCEI). We are making Germany a hydrogen country.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

German automaker BMW has finally called it a wrap on the production of internal combustion engines, in its own country at least. Now its main Bavarian plant will be converted for the production of EVs only, while the company relocates its ICE production to the UK and Austria.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2023

Fortum Battery Recycling has started to examine the feasibility of installing a production facility for sustainable secondary battery materials in the industrial area of Artern, Thuringia, Germany. In March 2023, Fortum Battery Recycling started EV battery recycling operations in Kirchardt, Germany.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 25, 2021

In the future, we will have a high demand for green hydrogen and will also need imports in addition to production in Germany. Through the intermediary, products are sold to German and European companies through short-term auctions at the highest possible price, which can thus drive their decarbonization.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

For the second time this week, Volkswagen is halting production of some of its most popular electric cars. VW extended its production pause to a second plant in Germany, impacting the ID.4 7 EVs are now impacted by another production halt in Germany appeared first on Electrek. more… The post Volkswagen ID.4

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2021

Kandjoze of Namibia’s National Planning Commission agreed to establish a hydrogen partnership between Germany and Namibia and signed a Joint Communiqué of Intent (JCoI). The global race for the best hydrogen technologies and the best sites for hydrogen production is already on. This is almost twice as much as Germany has to offer.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

will open a new facility in Herten, Germany, which will initially focus on the assembly of fuel cell systems for global transportation leader Alstom’s hydrogen trains. Four testing stations will supplement existing global fuel cell and hydrogen production research and development capabilities. Cummins Inc.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2021

Hyundai Motor become a partner in H2 MOBILITY, a company that sets up and coordinates the nationwide hydrogen infrastructure in Germany. Hyundai has been an associated partner of H2 MOBILITY since 2017 and has been actively involved in the development of a hydrogen infrastructure in Germany ever since. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Mercedes-Benz plans to build a wind farm at its test track in Papenburg, northern Germany, with an output of more than 100 MW to cover up to more than 15% of the annual electricity demand of Mercedes-Benz Group AG in Germany. We make an active contribution to the energy transition and the expansion of onshore wind power in Germany.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Rock Tech Lithium intends to build Europe’s first lithium converter—a production plant for battery-grade lithium hydroxide—in Guben, Brandenburg, Germany. The company intends to locate all production steps of lithium refining in one overall plant at the Guben site.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2022

The new tanker will transport the liquid hydrogen to terminals in Germany, with a strategic vision to expand supply to other markets as demand increases. We plan to initially deliver 100 tons per day (t/d) of green hydrogen and ramp up production to 300 t/d within three years, depending on demand.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

EIT InnoEnergy, the European innovation engine for sustainable energy, announced a partnership with Vulcan Energy Resources Limited (Vulcan), a start-up lithium exploration company, to produce the world’s first completely carbon-neutral lithium in Germany. As a result, the carbon footprint of the production process could even be negative.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2021

From 2022 onwards, the company will purchase electricity in Germany which comes exclusively from renewable sources. The CO 2 -free electricity from solar, wind and hydro sources is generated in various power plants, most of which are located in Germany. A green power concept of this type and scale is so far unique in Germany.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2022

The acquisition brings three fully-operational production facilities and a team of more than 80 employees under the Hyzon umbrella. Additionally, ORTEN management has extensive, long-standing customer relationships across Germany. Germany is expected to be a major global market for zero-emission commercial vehicles in the coming years.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

more] The post Volkswagen Plans $35,000 EV For America, Lack Of Motors Slows Production In Germany appeared first on CleanTechnica. There has been a lot of chatter online recently about how the EV revolution is coming to a premature conclusion.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Volvo Trucks will deliver fully electric heavy-duty trucks to Amazon in Germany by year end. Heavy goods vehicles and other commercial vehicles make up around 36% of Germany’s domestic transport emissions, according to Germany’s BMUV. Sales are ongoing in Europe and series production started in September 2022.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2021

Germany-based specialty chemicals company LANXESS is entering the battery chemistry business. For production, LANXESS will use a plant operated by its subsidiary Saltigo, a global custom manufacturer. Numerous new plants for battery cell production are currently being built in Europe. Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology Co.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2022

A group of leading German companies along with Australia’s Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) has released a green hydrogen roadmap, outlining a set of recommendations for government and industry, to meet the ambitious target of importing large amounts of green hydrogen from Australia to Germany.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2023

Bosch has now begun volume production of its Fuel-Cell Power Module (FCPM) at its Stuttgart-Feuerbach location. The Bosch plant in Bamberg, Germany, will supply the Feuerbach factory with the fuel-cell stack. Production of the fuel-cell power module is not only starting in Feuerbach, but also in Chongqing, China.

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CN EV Post

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The first production line at CATL's plant in Thuringia, Germany, went into operation and the installation and commissioning of the remaining lines are in full swing. The post CATL's plant in Germany achieves mass production of battery cells appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2021

German Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier and Federal Minister of Research Anja Karliczek, together with their Australian counterpart, Energy Minister Angus Taylor, have signed a letter of intent to establish a “Germany Australia Hydrogen Accord” to facilitate a green hydrogen supply chain between the countries.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

BASF has officially broken ground for its new cathode active materials (CAM) production plant in Schwarzheide, Germany. BASF’s groundbreaking ceremony today marks a further step in the right direction for Germany’s industrial sector and the establishment of a European value chain for electric mobility.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Webasto, a global systems partner to the automotive industry, has started the production of batteries for electric vehicles in Germany. For this purpose, Webasto has invested €11 million in a multi-product line. Holger Engelmann, Chairman of the Management Board of Webasto SE. Entry into the Chinese market is in preparation.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2022

Northvolt intends to establish a battery gigafactory in Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. With an annual potential production capacity of 60 GWh, Northvolt Drei will deliver a supply of sustainably produced lithium-ion batteries to the European market, sufficient for some one million electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s (ADNOC’s) first shipment of low-carbon ammonia recently left the United Arab Emirates (UAE) bound for Hamburg, Germany. This is the first cargo of low-carbon ammonia to be shipped to Germany. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Baua Electric

APRIL 11, 2024

Lithium supplier Vulcan Energy on Wednesday announced the start of production of the first lithium chloride at its extraction plant in Germany using geothermal energy, an essential step toward producing battery-grade lithium hydroxide.

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Innovation News Network

JULY 21, 2023

The European Commission has approved over €2bn in State aid for decarbonising steel production in France and Germany with renewable hydrogen. The post EU approves over €2bn for decarbonising steel production in France and Germany appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

This was hinted at in the price of the Model Y in countries like Germany and Norway, both of which saw price increases for the best-selling all-electric crossover. As observed by members of the electric vehicle community, Tesla has implemented a price increase for the Model Y in Germany.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2022

Mercedes-Benz’ DRIVE PILOT system for conditionally automated driving (SAE Level 3) can be ordered in Germany from 17 May as an optional extra for the S-Class for €5,000 and for the EQS for €7,430 (Driver Assistance Package Plus: €2,430 and DRIVE PILOT: €5,000) excl.

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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 current first program for the Kirchardt plant is a small-series production of modules, packs and the battery management system (BMS) for the PHEV version of an exclusive sports car brand.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

and Nikola Motor Company will manufacture , through their European joint venture, the Nikola TRE in Ulm, Germany, at the IVECO manufacturing facility. Start of production is anticipated within the first quarter of 2021, with deliveries of the Nikola TRE beginning in the same year. Earlier post.)

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Teslarati

JANUARY 17, 2024

Tesla has initiated a round of price cuts for its best-selling car, the Model Y crossover, in Germany and Sweden. With the price adjustments in place, the Model Y Long Range Dual Motor All Wheel Drive (AWD) in Germany will start at a price of 49,990 euros ($54,340), a reduction of 5,000 euros from its previous price.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2023

million from the federal government of Germany and the states of Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, and Saarland for its project for the initial industrialization of stationary solid-oxide fuel cell (SOFC) systems:“Bosch Power Units”. The Bosch project is one of the first projects in Germany to receive this funding.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2023

More than two-thirds (68%) of lithium-ion battery production planned for Europe is at risk of being delayed, scaled down or cancelled, according to new analysis by the European NGO Transport & Environment. Battery production capacity equivalent to 18 million electric cars—1.2 Europe must act or risk losing it all.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2023

BMW is testing the use of renewable HVO100 renewable diesel for parts delivery in Germany. They commute between the BMW Group Supply Centre in Eching, just north of Munich, to deliver warehouse parts to the plant in the city for production—a round trip of a good 40 km each time.

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The Driven EV News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

VW ramps up production in German plant but warns of further job losses because of "reluctance" of European customers to buy battery powered vehicles. The post Volkwagen ramps EV production back up in Germany after demand lull appeared first on The Driven.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2023

BBA) joint venture, Milan Nedeljković, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Production, announced local production of the NEUE KLASSE in China. The “Sixth-Generation Battery Project” will play a key role in production of vehicles for the NEUE KLASSE and create around 2,000 new jobs in the region.

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