Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2020

3 EV this summer, demand for electrified Volkswagen products has increased in Germany. Volkswagen reports that, even before the launch of the new ID.3 Every second order for the up! model series is for the fully electric version, with around 20,000 orders received over the first three months of this year.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The award of this contract was a decisive factor in CATL’s decision to build an advanced battery cell manufacturing facility in Germany. The BMW Group has thereby anchored the entire e-mobility value chain in Germany—from battery cell production through to the finished vehicle. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2021

In the future, they will drive the global production of battery-electric and hydrogen-based drive systems in a production and technology network for electric drive components and battery systems, together with the sister plant in Detroit. They specialize in innovative production processes, new technologies and products.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Vulcan Energy Resources, which intends to produce a battery-quality lithium hydroxide chemical product from a combined geothermal energy and lithium resource ( earlier post ), will purchase 3D seismic and drilling data from Rhein Petroleum GmbH. The 3D seismic data consists of two surveys totalling 315 km 2.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Limited (CATL) has begun construction of its first lithium-ion battery factory in Thuringia, a state in east-central Germany. Germany is home to a strong automotive industry and several of CATL’s key customers. Production lines for both battery cells and modules will be finalized in this phase of expansion.

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Li-ion Germany Lithium Ion Automobile Industry 186

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Germany’s Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV) will award up to €80 million to support the construction of electrolysis plants for the production of green hydrogen for the transport sector. Hydrogen and fuel cell applications are a future technology with great potential for the transport sector.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2020

INEOS, a leading chemcial manufacturer, announced it will build a UK factory to produce 1 million bottles of hand sanitizer per month within 10 days and will replicate this in Germany. Supplies to NHS hospitals will be free of charge for the period of the crisis with the public being able to purchase bottles through retailers.

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Germany Building Europe Water 221

Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2021

The BMW Group has created a closed-loop material cycle for tungsten used in drill and milling bits for industrial machinery used in producing cars; the company is collecting old drill and milling bits at its plants in Germany and Austria for recycling. This reduces the amount of tungsten required by seven tonnes per year.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2022

bp and thyssenkrupp Steel have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) focused on the development of long-term supply of low-carbon hydrogen and renewable power in steel production, helping accelerate the steel industry’s wider energy transition. thyssenkrupp Steel accounts for 2.5%

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Teslarati

JULY 27, 2022

The German government announced on Tuesday its new plan of financial incentives for electric vehicle purchases. Drivers will no longer receive the same amounts they did previously for purchasing electric cars, as Germany announced it would reduce the amount of money it gives consumers for switching to sustainable powertrains.

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Germany Climate Protection Purchase Climate 98

Teslarati

MARCH 4, 2023

Mercedes has broken ground on a new battery recycling facility in Germany, focusing on “closing the loop” and allowing the automaker to source more battery materials sustainably. This is achieved through a mix of solar energy installed at the facility and green energy purchased from the grid.

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Mercedes Germany Batteries Battery 98

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Most of the pre-bookers live in Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Since May this year, potential customers in Europe have been able to place non-binding reservations for a production slot for the limited ID.3 3 1ST which they wish to purchase. Production of the ID.3 More than 100,000 ID.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

In Germany, all Mercedes-Benz plants will be supplied with CO 2 -neutral energy. The preparations for exclusively green electricity for a climate-friendly production in Europe are already well advanced. From 2022, the production of our Mercedes-Benz plants in Germany will operate CO 2 -neutral.

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Germany Mercedes CO2 Supplies 170

Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2019

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS in Dresden have developed a new battery cell production process that coats the electrodes of the energy storage cells with a dry film instead of liquid chemicals. So far, German companies have been purchasing the cells for this purpose in Asia.

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Teslarati

APRIL 13, 2022

Volkswagen Germany launched online sales for its all-electric ID.4 “Surveys show that around two-thirds of our customers also want to be able to purchase our vehicles online. 5 online in Germany. Online sales will start in Germany and later roll out to other European countries. 5 production earlier this year.

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Germany Sale Dealers Purchase 93

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2020

“&Charge” offers a digital platform through which users can obtain credit for their online purchases for electric mobility. The start-up, which is based in Frankfurt am Main in Germany, thus offers the first loyalty program for e-mobility in Europe. Other countries are to follow shortly.

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Porsche Companies Charging Climate Protection 312

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The Mercedes-Benz powertrain plants in Germany are starting production of key components for the battery-powered eActros heavy-duty truck. These components will be used for the series production of the eActros, which will begin at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth on 7 October 2021.

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Mercedes Production Batteries Battery 221

Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2019

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.

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Commercial Lithium Ion Batteries Battery 191

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2022

Northvolt and Stora Enso recently signed a letter of intent on a purchase of the Kvarnsveden Mill and the surrounding industrial area in Borlänge, Sweden. Fully built out, the site will have a potential annual production capacity of more than 100 GWh of cathode material, which will enable cell assembly at multiple Northvolt facilities.

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Sweden Portugal Building Poland 443

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2022

Energy company RWE and steel producer ArcelorMittal have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to develop, build and operate offshore wind farms and hydrogen facilities that will supply the renewable energy and green hydrogen required to produce low-emissions steel in Germany.

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Wind Hydrogen Emissions Building 195

Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2023

Ford opened the Cologne Electric Vehicle Center, a hi-tech production facility in Germany that will build Ford’s new generation of electric passenger vehicles. This independent certification will be audited and reconciled on a regular basis against purchasing high quality carbon offsets for any remaining emissions.

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Ford F-150 Carbon Emissions 397

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Currently, there are already more than 1,200 charging points at Volkswagen’s ten sites in Germany. In the future, every Volkswagen dealer in Germany will provide at least one AC charger with 11 kW power and one DC charger with 22 kW power. Around 20 of these are already in production, with 50 more to follow.

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Charging Power Powered Germany 435

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

The master frame agreement covers design, production and delivery of hydrogen distribution systems for Everfuel through 2025, with an estimated value of approximately €14 million. They are designed by, and will be produced at, Hexagon Purus’ production and assembly facility in Kassel, Germany. taxis), trucks and buses.

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Hydrogen Taxi IDEA Germany 482

Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2016

Daimler is investing €500 million (US$544 million) to build a second battery factory in Germany to produce lithium-ion batteries for Mercedes-Benz and smart hybrid and electric vehicles. This will triple the production space of Daimler subsidiary Deutsche ACCUMOTIVE, located in Kamenz.

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Li-ion Germany Lithium Ion Batteries 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2021

Renault Group and Vulcan Energy Resources , a lithium developer targeting carbon-neutral lithium production ( earlier post ), have signed a lithium offtake term sheet. In doing so, Vulcan intends to address lithium’s EU market requirements by reducing the high carbon and water footprint of production, and total reliance on imports.

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Carbon Energy Germany Water 259

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Series production of the Mercedes-Benz eActros heavy-duty truck is due to start in 2021 at the Wörth plant, alongside the existing manufacture of trucks with combustion engines. Certain modifications will be made to the production process to accommodate the different types of vehicle. Econic will also be electrified.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Advance sales of the Audi A3 g-tron began at dealerships in Germany, at a base price of €25,900 (US$35,400). Audi e-gas is a synthetic methane that is produced using renewable energy at the Audi e-gas facility located in Werlte in Lower Saxony, Germany—the first industrial power-to-gas plant. Audi A3 g-tron. —Prof.

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Audi Germany Gas CO2 275

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. Source: Deloitte.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2012

BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer is calling for tax subsidies in Germany to help meet the federal government’s target of having 1 million electric cars on the road in eight years. Because of the high purchase prices for electric cars, there is a need for incentives.

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Tax BMW Germany Electric Vehicles 250

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Mercedes-Benz Cars has entered into a power purchase agreement with Statkraft, Europe’s largest producer of renewable energy, enabling Mercedes-Benz Cars to source electricity directly from wind farms in Germany, whose subsidies from the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) expire after 2020. Statkraft is an important player in energy trading.

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Wind Mercedes Cars Germany 286

Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2022

Keliber, a Finnish mining and battery chemical company that aims to start the sustainable production of battery-grade lithium hydroxide, has analyzed the CO 2 emissions generated by its future production using two studies. Keliber plans to begin production in 2024. Keliber benefits from an integrated production process.

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Carbon Chile Australia Emissions 418

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2023

Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies has sold pilot-scale LOHC systems to partners in several countries including Finland, Germany and the US and has implemented the first full LOHC supply chain for hydrogen mobility this summer. Hydrogenious supplies the Hydrogen Refueling Station Erlangen in Germany via LOHC—a worldwide novelty.

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Hydrogen Transportation Supplies Germany 259

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The HyLightCOM project by Opel Automobile GmbH is developing a light commercial vehicle with a fuel cell drive and testing five prototypes as a basis for large-scale production from 2025. HyLightCOM (Funding: around €5.7 Scale-e-Drive (Funding: around €1.8 and 7 tonnes are being developed and tested. A further €1.6

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2022

Initial production of green hydrogen is expected in late 2024, and plant commissioning will be in 2025. At the center of the largest chemical industry cluster in Europe and close to the North Sea, it provides transportation connections to Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, UK, and France. million tons of barge freight. NextGen District.

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Hydrogen Plug Green Building 259

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2017

Continuous expansion of the plant with extensive additions and the decision to build the successful BMW X models in Spartanburg have made the plant the largest manufacturing facility in the BMW Group production network within the space of 25 years. Maximum production capacity is 450,000 vehicles per year. More than 1.5 More than 1.5

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BMW South Carolina Manufacturer Production 186

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2022

Mercedes-Benz is taking another step to scale up development and production of next-generation high-performance battery cells and modules by expanding its battery supply relationship with CATL through CATL’s newly announced battery plant in Debrecen, Hungary. The project will supply both cells and modules to European automakers.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 25, 2024

In 2024, the company will invest in 247 new motion plastics products and digital services. More favourable and better solutions for lubrication-free movements, low-cost automation and CO2-reducing products are the focal points. igus now supplies a wide range of products for this purpose, all tested in specially built dry labs.

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