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Hyundai’s Hydrogen Mobility Solution wins 2020 Truck Innovation Award

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The IToY Truck Innovation Award is determined by a jury of 25 commercial vehicle editors and senior journalists that represent major trucking magazines from Europe and South Africa. They gather to evaluate technological innovations and contributions to energy transition within the commercial vehicle industry over the past few years.

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All-electric member of new Mercedes S-Class on market next year: EQS based on new electric architecture

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The Mercedes-Benz Vision EQS concept car provided pointers to the progressive design of the coming EQS in September 2019. The technical equipment featuring Industry 4.0 As part of its Ambition 2039 initiative, Mercedes-Benz is working on offering a CO 2 -neutral new car fleet less than 20 years from now.

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Volkswagen & Siemens launch joint electric mobility pilot project in Rwanda

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The pilot project, which will form part of Volkswagen’s operations in Rwanda, was officially announced today by Thomas Schäfer, CEO of Volkswagen Group South Africa and responsible for the Sub-Sahara Africa Region, in the presence of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda, Right Honourable Dr. Edouard Ngirente.

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Volkswagen founds mobility services company in Rwanda; to begin local assembly of Polo and Passat

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The vehicle fleet required for the planned mobility solutions is to be taken entirely from local production. With the integrated mobility concept, Volkswagen intends to provide a new impetus for the development of individual mobility. Rwanda does not currently have an established vehicle industry. US$20 million (approx. €16

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GM to double models with 40 mpg highway or better by 2017; ongoing manufacturing efficiency improvements

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l/100 km) highway or better; and to reduce the average CO 2 tailpipe emissions of its US fleet by 15%. Opel also estimates it will reduce the average carbon tailpipe emissions from its fleet by 27% by 2020. MWh per vehicle, less than half the industry average of 2.37 Earlier post.). —2012 Sustainability Report.

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