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Paks, Hungary orders 10 electric Solaris buses

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The city of Paks, located in the central part of Hungary, has ordered 10 zero-emission electric buses from Solaris: six Solaris Urbino 12 electric vehicles and four 8.9-meter LE electric will be delivered to Hungary within 11 months of signing the contract. meter electric buses with five stationary chargers. Urbino 8.9

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Audi building 160,000 m2 photovoltaic system for Gy?r, Hungary plant

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This will create Europe’s largest photovoltaic system installed on a building at the Audi Hungaria plant in Gy?r. As part of the joint project with E.ON We are also installing new technologies at all our plants to reduce our water consumption, avoid air pollution and improve recycling. r covering about 160,000 square meters.

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Brussels plant kicks off production for the new Audi Q8 e-tron

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From 2025, production at all Audi plants will be carbon neutral as part of the company-wide environmental program Mission:Zero. Among other things, Audi Brussels installed one of the region’s largest photovoltaic systems on the plant premises, covering 107,000 square meters. The highly automated manufacture of electric motors in Györ.

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China’s Chery to set up shop in Europe

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It’s all part of the Chinese brand’s ambitious plan to set up three brands in Europe and launch three new models for each brand, all by 2026 – yet, unfortunately, Chery wants to bring ICE vehicles along with its low-cost EVs, including a luxury gas-burning SUV brand that it already sells in China.

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Ford sources battery capacity and raw materials for 600K EV annual run rate by late 2023, 2M by end of 2026; adding LFP

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The company detailed its global vehicle portfolio plans supporting these production goals as part of its Ford+ plan. This is part of a multi-metal MOU that leverages the scale of Ford’s aluminum business and includes a potential opportunity on copper. Driving to more than 2 million EVs by late 2026.

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Study finds advanced driver assistance systems not always reliable in long-term operation

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The study comprises two parts. As part of the study, TÜV Rheinland experts took a modified test vehicle equipped with a state-of-the-art lane keeping assistance system on the Zalazone test track in Hungary. Second, the experts conducted driving tests on a test track to practically investigate various scenarios.

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Audi Hungaria starts series production of electric motors

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r, Hungary plant. For the production of electric motors, Audi Hungaria installed the innovative production equipment and islands within just one year. Driverless vehicles, controlled by an intelligent IT system, transport the parts to the workstations. Series production of electric motors officially started in Audi’s Gy?r,

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