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

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In 2012 Audi’s Hungarian plant opened a geothermal facility to supply most of its heat requirements. r in Hungary is engaged in decarbonization by means of three mechanisms. The second measure is the supply of geothermal energy. Audi Hungaria is the biggest user of industrial geothermal energy in Hungary.

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

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Together with E.ON, Audi is building a solar energy park on the roofs of the two logistics centers of its plant in Gy?r Construction work will start in August 2019 and renewable energy generation will start at the beginning of next year. r covering about 160,000 square meters. The system will have a peak output of 12 megawatts.

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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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Mercedes-Benz prepares car production network for new electric portfolio

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—Jörg Burzer, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Production and Supply Chain. Core Luxury: The Mercedes-Benz plants in Bremen, Germany and Kecskemét, Hungary to manufacture vehicles in Europe based on the MB.EA Battery systems will be supplied by the global Mercedes-Benz battery production network.

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War in Ukraine: We Need to Talk About Fossil Fuels

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This war will have many long-term consequences, but possibly none more important than its effects on the future of the European energy supply. Rapid severing of Europe’s Russian supplies would create an unprecedented economic and existential emergency on the continent. European gas supplied three-fifths of the continent’s demand.

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Mercedes-Benz unveils Concept CLA Class at IAA; based on electric-first MMA platform

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Further emissions reductions will be achieved through using renewable energy in the production and refinement of raw materials. When connected to a compatible bidirectional DC charging station, the vehicle becomes an energy storage device that could, for example, store solar power for use later. Bidirectional charging. Production.

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

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In 2020 Tesla sold exactly 1000 of these for every solar-year day. And these EVs are powered mostly by renewable energy. This paid back in spades, with EV share flying from 700k EVs globally in 2020, supplying over one-third of global demand outside of China. OVERVIEW: WHEW, WHAT A YEAR! Globally ~14k Ioniq BEVs were sold.

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