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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Climate Climate Protection Mercedes Climate Change 225

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2020

The start-up, which is based in Frankfurt am Main in Germany, thus offers the first loyalty program for e-mobility in Europe. The “&Charge” platform is currently available in Germany, Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands. In Baden-Württemberg in Germany, the first partnerships have been concluded in the fields of gastronomy and retail.

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Porsche Companies Charging Climate Protection 312

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

With 85 percent lower CO 2 emissions than with conventional fossil fuels, the contribution to climate protection is enormous. Furthermore, all rail shipments in Germany with DB Cargo are being changed over to eco-power. We are the first automaker to make widespread use of this fuel.

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Oil Fuel Mariner Climate Protection 418

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

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. We will be heavily dependent on imports if we want to use hydrogen to help us achieve our climate goals.

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Green Hydrogen Germany CO2 273

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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Germany Climate Protection Tesla Climate Change 140

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2020

—Olaf Lies (SPD), Lower Saxony’s Minister for the Environment, Energy, Construction and Climate Protection. AKASOL is currently developing this technology together with major railway manufacturers in Germany, Europe, the US and Asia.

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Hydrogen Supplies Batteries Battery 322

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Formerly an assembly line for coal transports, today a guarantee for climate protection. Even if times change, one thing remains constant: the importance of the DEK for the economy, transport and, above all, the people of the region. —Federal Minister Andreas Scheuer.

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Germany Maintenance Climate Protection Coal 221

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

This fuel is of particular interest to Volkswagen’s major and fleet customers whose diesel vehicles cover many kilometers a year as its use helps to achieve climate protection goals.

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Renewable Diesel Climate Protection 2018 284

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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Transportation Germany Climate Protection Hydrogen 170

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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CO2 Climate Protection Climate Fleet 225

Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2014

is an electrified vehicle that is used to transport DHL Express shipments at the moment in France as well as in Aruba, Belgium, Denmark and Germany. The most recent project takes place in Bonn/Germany, where the whole parcel delivery in the city and the surrounding areas will be changed to electric vehicles. The Kangoo Z.E.

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Electric Vehicles Climate Protection Vehicles Belgium 210

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. Following in the next stages with the use of new production technologies, it will enable us to be producing climate-neutral steel in Bremen by the mid-30s.

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Building Hydrogen Climate Protection Climate 243

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2021

Last week, the European Commission adopted a package of proposals to make the EU’s climate, energy, land use, transport and taxation policies fit for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels (Fit for 55). Earlier post.). As a result, all new cars registered as of 2035 will be zero-emission.

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CO2 Climate Protection Climate Germany 199

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

Brazil (ISO member ABNT) and Germany (ISO member DIN) will provide the secretariat and leadership of the committee under a twinned arrangement. We cannot do without the contribution to climate protection made by sustainable and ecologically produced biomass. We clearly need biomass as a source of renewable energy.

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Standards Climate Protection Brazil Alternative Fuels 210

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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California San Diego Charging Los Angeles 170

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.

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Lithium Ion Batteries Battery Li-ion 236

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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Czech Republic Ford Miles Bulgaria 195

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 emission-free drive technology of the Coradia iLint provides a climate-friendly alternative to conventional diesel trains, particularly on non-electrified lines.

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Hydrogen Climate Protection Transportation Climate 239

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Cellulosic ethanol from agricultural residues can play a key role in creating more sustainable mobility in Germany, Europe and worldwide. Hence cellulosic ethanol can make a significant contribution to climate protection, so making it for us a building block of sustainable mobility. sunliquid process.

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Mercedes Fleet Climate Protection Convert 246

Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

But while the idea to produce a climate-friendly car is admirable, the vehicle Germany used for the project was quite questionable. Simply put, Germany took a perfectly working battery-electric vehicle, modified it with a synthetic methanol engine, and dubbed it as a work of true innovation.

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Hydrogen Convert Green Hybrid 145

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. The BMW Group will also source cells manufactured in Europe from the Chinese manufacturer CATL from the plant currently under construction in Erfurt, Germany.

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BMW Europe Supplies Batteries 239

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2019

Continental has submitted a plan of action to the Lower Saxony Ministry for the Environment, Energy, Construction and Climate Protection with which the company intends immediately to reduce the lead content in some of its electronic components to legally prescribed maximum quantities in accordance with the End of Life Vehicles Directive.

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Legal 2000 Mercury Climate Protection 207

Teslarati

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Tesla announced plans to compensate for electric vehicle (EV) subsidies in Germany after the government abruptly ended the incentives program for EVs. In a press release dated December 16, Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK) announced the end of its EV subsidy program.

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Germany Tesla Climate Protection Climate 94

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

At the upcoming IAA Transportation trade fair in Hanover, Germany, MAHLE will premiere its new SCT electric motor (Superior Continuous Torque), which provides extremely high continuous power and is therefore especially suited to commercial vehicles. Earlier post.). MAHLE flat membrane humidifier. Hydrogen engines.

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Transportation Motors Motoring Motor 221

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

We need e-fuels to achieve our climate protection goals. Our partners can be sure: we can rely on Germany—as a player in the climate-friendly transformation of mobility, but also as a long-term partner for climate-friendly fuels. The aim is to consolidate international exchange.

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International Czech Republic Fuel Morocco 150

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. Researchers at Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Germany recently reported the development of two new ultrafast solid Li electrolytes which are based exclusively on abundant elements.

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Range Batteries 303

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. As a strong candidate for Chancellor, Laschet’s visit to Giga Berlin is significant as it could affect Tesla’s relationship with Germany moving forward.

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Tesla Climate Climate Protection Germany 129

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.

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Audi Charging Grid Energy Storage 243

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. One technology on its own will not be enough to enable climate-neutral mobility worldwide. After all, it is one of the most efficient ways of storing and transporting renewable energies.

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BMW Hydrogen Fleet Lithium Ion 259

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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Manufacturer Engine Germany Climate Protection 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2009

The buses, which have been in service under everyday conditions in Germany, have covered more than one million kilometers. At the same time, the requirements for companies are becoming more demanding regarding climate protection. Plans call for the joint project to run for a three-year period ending in 2011.

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Renewable Emissions Diesel CO2 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2017

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. environmental program. Earlier post.). To date, Think Blue.

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2010 Production Climate Protection Water 150

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”. At Daimler Trucks & Buses we are clearly committed to the goals of the Paris Climate Protection Agreement and thus to the decarbonization of our industry.

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Japan Fleet Europe Switzerland 186

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

is going on sale in mid-October, followed by the e-Golf launch in the spring of 2014 (in Germany). At an average electricity price of €0.258 (Germany, July 2013), driving 100 kilometers costs just €3.02 (US$4.00). The motor/gearbox unit is made in Volkswagen’s components plant in Kassel, Germany. and the e-Golf. Earlier post.)

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Electric Vehicles Batteries Battery Vehicles 337

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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Germany Climate Protection Purchase Climate 72

Teslarati

JUNE 4, 2021

On June 3rd, the Ministry of Agriculture, Environment, and Climate Protection (MLUK) announced that Tesla changed its application for the construction and operation of the Giga Berlin production facility. Tesla Giga Berlin’s 4680 supply won’t start in Germany, and it was never supposed to. What do you think?

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