Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2021

Under the name “Green Wilhelmshaven,” Germany-based international energy company Uniper plans to establish a German national hub for hydrogen in Wilhelmshaven and is working on a corresponding feasibility study. One sector in which hydrogen can play a crucial role in reducing CO2 emissions is steel production.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 12, 2021

On Friday, Elon Musk and Armin Laschet, the frontrunner to succeed Angela Merkel as Germany’s Chancellor, are expected to meet at Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin site. The Chancellor candidate seeks to find a balance between climate change policies and economic growth in Germany. .

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Volkswagen marked its serious entry into the battery-electric vehicle market with the introduction in Frankfurt of its first two series production EVs: the e-up! is going on sale in mid-October, followed by the e-Golf launch in the spring of 2014 (in Germany). The wall box plus installation pack is available from €820 (in Germany).

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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. We must use all technologies to achieve our climate protection goals.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2022

Over the past year and a half, the company has invested around €10 million at Rolls-Royce Solutions in Augsburg in test bench modernization, hydrogen infrastructure and other measures as part of its ‘Net Zero at Power Systems’ climate protection program.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Daimler AG has received top marks for disclosure of its climate protection measures aimed at combating climate change, receiving the maximum 100 points in the Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP’s) “Climate Disclosure Leadership Index” and an “A” rating in the “Climate Performance Leadership Index”.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2013

Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Executive Board of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, during a meeting with Brigitte Behrens, Executive Director of Greenpeace Germany, in Hanover. This commitment was underscored by Prof. However, this will only be possible if customers accept our advanced alternative powertrains. —Martin Winterkorn.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2022

The project name HyBit stands for “Hydrogen for Bremen’s industrial transformation” and marks the start of the decarbonization of steel production in Bremen, Germany. The APEX Group will be the heart of the project—a 10 MW electrolysis plant for hydrogen production. Earlier post.). Mockup of electrolysis unit.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2023

In Germany, a project led by electrolyte company Elyte Innovations GmbH is pursuing the recovery of the non-metallic components—including lithium salts, solvents and electrolyte additives—from spent lithium-ion batteries. To increase the material recovery rates during the recycling of LIBs, a team led by Prof.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

ISO/PC 248 will bring together international expertise and state-of-the-art best practice to discuss the social, economic and environmental aspects of the production, supply chain, and use of bioenergy, and identify criteria that could prevent it from being environmentally destructive or socially aggressive.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2020

To make an effective contribution to climate protection, we aim to improve our products’ overall environmental balance—from resources to recycling. This applies in particular to energy-intensive production of high-voltage batteries for electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2017

The Volkswagen brand has set itself new, ambitious targets for reducing the environmental impact of production. has received more than 30 awards—including the National Energy Globe as the best project in Germany, the GreenTec Award for energy efficiency and water-saving measures in production and the Sustainovation Award.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

The cellulosic ethanol in sunliquid 20 demonstrates greenhouse gas emission savings of up to 95% across the entire value chain (well-to-wheel perspective) without competing with food production or agricultural acreage. The process-integrated production of biocatalysts offers flexibility and reduces production costs.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Deutsche Post DHL Group, the world’s leading logistics company, is committed to strengthen clean operations for climate protection and will invest €7 billion in the current decade on its path to net-zero emissions logistics.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2017

Germany-based innogy, a subsidiary of energy giant RWE, has established its own new subsidiary to enter the e-mobility market in the US. In Germany, the company has partnered with more than 140 municipal utilities to establish a large interconnected charging network. We are firm believers in the future of electric mobility.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2020

In the first half of 2020, the proportion of green electricity as a percentage of the total electricity mix in Germany exceeded 50% for the first time. While it could provide additional flexibility in possible series production, it is not a necessary requirement for bidirectional charging.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

High-performance energy storage is key to big challenges of our times—namely climate protection and a sustainable mobility. It is crucial for economies of scale in purchasing and production. To really succeed with electric vehicles we need batteries with a higher range, less weight and lower cost. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Hydrogen is a versatile energy source that has a key role to play in the energy transition process and therefore in climate protection. This is the interface between development and production where every new model from the company’s brands is made for the first time.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

We need e-fuels to achieve our climate protection goals. Our goal is to agree on uniform standards and a legal framework, to reduce the currently high costs and to increase production capacities. The conference is focused on the potential of e-fuels and strategies for a successful market ramp-up.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Alstom held a world premiere event on Sunday celebrating its Coradia iLint hydrogen fuel cell train ( earlier post ) rolling into service in Lower Saxony, Germany. The world’s first hydrogen fuel cell train is entering passenger service and is ready for serial production. This is a revolution for Alstom and for the future of mobility.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2017

In Germany, legislation banning permits for new cars and light trucks with internal combustion engines as of 2030 is currently under consideration. A new study by the ifo Institute projects that such a ban could lead to significant losses in terms of jobs and added value in Germany. of overall manufacturing employment in Germany.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2019

The Mercedes-Benz eActros heavy-duty electric truck, with a range of up to 200 km, is in intensive use by customers in Germany and Switzerland as part of the eActros “innovation fleet”. By the end of the next decade, Daimler Trucks & Buses will extend its range of vehicles with hydrogen-powered series production vehicles.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 11, 2021

Tesla’s factory in Germany seems to be raring to go, based on videos taken of Giga Berlin’s stamping section. Model Y bodies were spotted on the factory’s site recently, too, hinting that Giga Berlin’s machines are being calibrated for Model Y production. Laschet is a frontrunner to succeed Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel.

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Teslarati

JUNE 4, 2021

Tesla has officially submitted amended application documents to build electric vehicle battery cells at its German production plant, Giga Berlin. Along with the demand for its vehicles, Tesla needs to continue to expand its battery production operation. Tesla slates its initial production phases for Giga Berlin at the end of 2021.

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Teslarati

JULY 27, 2022

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. The post Germany announces plan for EV subsidy reductions appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

3 electric vehicle, the first model from the MEB product line for electric vehicles, is making its debut at IAA 2019 in Frankfurt. 3 will be delivered in Germany from mid-2020. Sustainability is already brought to life with battery production: consequently, cell production facilities for batteries in the ID.3

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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. Tesla has already announced that it would make recycled materials a bigger part of its production with the help of Redwood materials.

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Teslarati

MAY 19, 2021

” The Brandenburg Ministry of Agriculture, Environment, and Climate Protection announced earlier today (via @gigafactory_4 ) that it has granted Tesla preliminary approval to install machines that will put the final aspects of vehicles together. Tesla Model Y to use one-piece front casting in Germany: report.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Starting in January, BMW will fill up all new diesel models it builds in Germany with HVO 100 hydrotreated vegetable oil. Palm oil is not used in production or in the product, however, and the oil produces 90% fewer greenhouse gas emissions over the life cycle of the fuel compared to normal fossil diesel.

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Baua Electric

JULY 20, 2024

Lithium is a strategically valuable metal needed for electric vehicle batteries , making it key for helping Germany’s flagship automotive sector shift to greener production. Vucic also said the country’s lithium exports would be sold only to European partners for the time being, despite interest from Chinese manufacturers.

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Setec Powerr

AUGUST 11, 2022

By 2020, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and other European countries have launched automotive industry demand stimulation measures to provide subsidies for the purchase of electric vehicles, which has given a strong impetus to the growth of electric vehicles sales.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 22, 2024

An old gas station converted into Tesla Supercharger The main lobby group of the German automobile industry has recommended that all fossil fuel sales should be ended in Germany by 2045, but it’s still advocating for less-efficient e-fuels over rapid electrification.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2021

The Audi e-tron GT is the first Audi electric car to be built in the Böllinger Höfe at the Neckarsulm site in Germany. Since the start of series production of the e-tron GT, a biogas-operated combined heat and power plant has been supplying the heat required for production in the Böllinger Höfe.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Tesla’s Giga Berlin and police are still dealing with a protestor problem Still, Steinbach also went on to echo some concerns about bureaucracy, saying that, while it may irritate some, he believes that even Germany could use a little less bureaucracy.

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