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Audi Hungaria starts operation of Europe’s biggest solar roof installation

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Hungaria, officially started operation of Europe’s biggest photovoltaic roof installation. The focus lies on the challenges that are key to Audi: decarbonization; water utilization; resource efficiency; and biodiversity. r in Hungary is engaged in decarbonization by means of three mechanisms. r has used only green power.

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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. 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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Audi switching from truck to rail for battery delivery

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Components for the production of batteries at Audi’s Brussels plant will no longer be delivered by truck from Hungary, but by rail with DB Cargo. The switch in means of delivery between Hungary and Brussels, which was started in May and is scheduled to be completed by the beginning of 2023, is a preview of the car manufacturer’s future.

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BMW Group investing €800M in Plant San Luis Potosí in Mexico for NEUE KLASSE and battery assembly

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The first cars of the NEUE KLASSE will come off the production line at our plant in Debrecen, Hungary, starting in 2025, followed by the main plant in Munich. In such a dry region, conserving water is particularly important. The water required for the painting process is treated and then reused.

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Tesla supplier CATL sees massive income increase supported by EV market domination

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It also commanded total GWh installations last year, dominating competitors like LG Energy, BYD, and Panasonic, who only delivered a fraction of the total installations that CATL did in 2022. CATL installed 191.6 CATL installed 191.6 It is continuing to expand into other markets as well, including Hungary.

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Opel launching new all-aluminum 1.0L 3-cylinder turbo for Adam; fuel economy and refinement

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Another major contributor to refinement is the installation of a balance shaft in the oil sump. The exhaust manifold is integrated inside the aluminum cylinder head, which is bolted directly to the low-inertia, water-cooled turbocharger. Click to enlarge. The maximum torque of 166 N·m is almost 30% higher than the 1.6-liter

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Mercedes-Benz Cars plants in Germany to be supplied with CO2-neutral energy from 2022

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In Kecskemét (Hungary), a second plant under construction will be CO 2 -neutral. The production hall uses renewable energy and reduces water consumption and waste significantly. In Jawor (Poland), a new CO 2 -neutral engine plant is being built. The plant will start operating in 2019.

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