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Exciting news from AUDI AG! #CEO Gernot Döllner has confirmed #Audi's commitment to phasing out ALL combustion engine models in 2033 ⚡⚡⚡ He remains undeterred by recent declines in interest for #electric #vehicles, stating, "The current reluctance to adopt electric models in #Europe and North America is temporary. We remain confident that the #future is electric." Since assuming the role of CEO in September, Döllner has been driving Audi's focus on #electricvehicles, sharpening the product #strategy and reinforcing the brand's slogan "Vorsprung durch Technik". With over three decades of experience in the #Volkswagen Group, Döllner is dedicated to strengthening the Audi brand in the global market. Key priorities include streamlining the product strategy, launching new models on the #Porsche-developed electric vehicle platform (#PPE), and building a focused and less complex portfolio by 2030. This strategic direction underscores Audi's commitment to #innovation and #sustainability in the automotive industry. Source: https://lnkd.in/eZVZESDB #emobility #charging #ev #bev #phev #aufladen #laden #wallbox #esmp #elektromobilität

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What’s the status quo on autonomy and how does the roadmap look like? Tobias Grimm and me took the chance to discuss these questions on the Bitkom Tech Weekly Podcast, after the recent testing of an autonomous semi-hauler by MAN Truck & Bus SE on public highways. My key takes: ✅ Autonomy will be introduced more gradual than expected a few years ago. First deployments are in off-highway applications, such as construction, mining and yard logistics. Highway trucking is going to be the first large scale deployment, most likely earlier than Robotaxis. ✅ Safety is a top priority for companies in the space. Combination of different sensing technologies and progress in safe artificial intelligence are key to commercial deployments. ✅ Germany has done great progress on the regulation side. There is definitely a need for refinements, but the key focus is now for companies to work with the certification authorities to implement sound safety strategies and validate these with clear evidence. Link to the full podcast is here: https://lnkd.in/djmUe6td discussing the things mentioned above as well as shining a spotlight on the important topic how to increase diversity in the tech and broader IT sector with Susanne Dehmel! #autonomousdriving #mapless

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Come join online - Seminars automated driving 5 key-developments See you online, 3 June, 13, 27 June and 11 July https://lnkd.in/d3ri_D8K #TNO innovation for live #Automateddriving #AI #yardautomation #smartvehicles #appliedsciences #automotive #automation #automatedvehicles

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https://lnkd.in/d2ia3fZy The engine manufacturer Deutz sets priorities. While other companies are relying entirely on the development of e-mobility, Deutz wants to concentrate on a different energy source. Combustion engines with hydrogen are intended to ensure economic success. Cologne-based Deutz AG, a world-famous engine manufacturer, is realigning itself. In the future, there will be a separate department for the development of green engine variants. Deutz does not want to concentrate solely on e-mobility, reports the Handelsblatt. Rather, the company management sees hydrogen technology as a promising solution for the future. The company boss also relies on the combustion engine concept In the run-up to the general meeting on May 8th, company boss Sebastian Schulte told the Handelsblatt: “We have to become clearer in the green business and focus more on technologies in which we have a lead with our know-how.” Schulte sees this lead in development of hydrogen combustion engines. Here you can use the experience with petrol and diesel engines with which Deutz has been successful so far. The CEO explained that Deutz wanted to become a “pioneer” when it came to hydrogen engines.

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Electric car sales in Germany in April were already back at the previous year's level (despite the withdrawal of subsidies) It is unstoppable and the continuing rise in CO2 emissions shows all the more that we must continue to accelerate electrification. #electric #vehicle #market https://lnkd.in/dKq8TsDf

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#Battery Manufacturing 2030: Collaborating at Warp #Speed — Porsche Consulting & VDMA This study, conducted by #Porsche_Consulting together with #VDMA, sheds light on substantial rewards by overcoming the #challenges, and the potential to unlock a €300 billion market by 2030, contributing to the #green economy and securing #technological sovereignty. A unified #roadmap and cooperation across the industry is crucial to manage anticipated growth rates and outpace #competition. 🔵 € 550 bn. — as an estimated #market size of the battery sector by the end of this decade. 🔵 40% CAGR — Dizzying #growth rates require new approaches, a clear roadmap, and #collaboration. 🔵 € 300 bn. — unlocked #market worth as a reward for the mechanical engineering #industry. Full Report: https://lnkd.in/dNvBrekf Image Source: Screenshot from the report

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The development of the software-defined vehicle and its EE architecture is not only the basis for new business areas and new services that a vehicle or a mobile application (because I am not excluding trains, buses, ships, trucks, planes, etc.) can or must offer, but also an absolute necessity in order to enable autonomous vehicles or initially also driver-supporting systems in a customer-oriented manner and then to further develop them, to optimize them technically and from a cost perspective. That is why it is so important.   That's why a lot is happening in this field and there is still a lot to clarify. Honda is increasing its budget for electrification and software development, Volvo Truck and Daimler Truck are joining forces to create the Software Defined Vehicle, Continental is showing the first central computer for all vehicle functions and Xiaomi and Huawei have been recognizing and targeting this for some time. https://lnkd.in/dNcSTU2V https://lnkd.in/dU25W2HH   We have absolutely exciting and wonderful times ahead of us with unimagined possibilities, we just have to seize them.   #software #vehicle #technology https://lnkd.in/dvECt342

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In April 2010, Daimler helped the then financially weak electric car manufacturer Tesla with 50 million dollars. This not only gave Tesla a boost to its reputation, but also ensured its continued existence, which is viewed with mixed feelings in Stuttgart today. Now a well-known German car manufacturer is once again making a commitment to a US electric car manufacturer, this time with a substantial sum of up to five billion dollars. Volkswagen is planning to invest this amount in Rivian. This will give the Wolfsburg-based company access to Rivian's proven vehicle software - two billion of the funds will go towards a cooperation project. And the Californian electric car manufacturer will have a little more financial freedom. Its pickup truck and SUV are very popular, and its fans are just as enthusiastic as those of Tesla. But so far, the company, which was founded in 2009, has only made losses. In the first quarter, it lost almost 39,000 dollars gross for every vehicle sold. However, founder and CEO RJ Scaringe has signaled that he will soon break even with cost-cutting measures and greater efficiency in production.  VW's financial commitment is also important if Rivian is to have a future.  However, VW has not had good experiences with software investments in the USA, see the bankruptcy of ArgoAI in October 2022. https://lnkd.in/gKaC99vn

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Owning a car is too expensive. 💶 🔥 Join our discussion event on Thursday and find out how an alternative can look like! We at ANYMOVE - Electric Car Rental ⚡ 💚 have built a car rental technology platform that enables each and every car and fleet to make them #shared. As peer-to-peer car sharing has a long tradition, we innovated the approach and next to shared professional fleets we also offer a solution to make private cars shared in open and closed communities.  Car owners can  - earn extra income - reduce fix costs and  - help to reduce the carbon footprint by renting out their cars 🌍 🌤 - while renters can avoid the high costs of car ownership. As part of the #citizenmobility co-innovation format, we've been working alongside Digital Hub Mobility by UnternehmerTUM and our amazing partners (including Landeshauptstadt München, BMW Group, IABG, Designit, Isarwatt eG, Flinkey from WITTE:digital) to research and develop innovative solutions for Peer-2-Peer Community Carsharing. Join the Movement! Discuss with our Tom Packebusch the future of P2P Carsharing, the challenges and opportunities. Join the Event at May 11, 2023 in Munich. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/eMC8GKBQ Happy to do this together with Bernhard Kalkbrenner, Maximilian R., Tom Packebusch, Modestas Šleinovas, Michael Tüllmann and many, many more! #communitycarsharing #sustainablemobility #ANYMOVE #innovation #technology #community #future #digital #event #cars

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Handelsblatt Exklusive: Following the software deal between Volkswagen and Rivian, the two car manufacturers are exploring further areas of partnership, several insiders from both companies told us. According to them, both a hardware cooperation and joint production are being discussed: 🚘 One scenario for an expanded #partnership involves Rivian's new #R2 SUV being produced at the VW plant currently under construction in South Carolina. SUVs and pick-ups from VW's new US EV brand Scout are to roll off the production line at this site from 2026. The R2 is due to be launched around the same time. The ideas are at an early stage and could be put aside again, the insiders said. How well the partnership between Rivian and VW gets off the ground in the critical #software area is likely to be of key importance. 🚦 A VW spokesperson declined to comment on speculation about an extended partnership. A Rivian spokesperson said: "There are currently no cooperation plans for the hardware sector." Last week, the German OEM and the US start-up announced the establishment of a new joint #venture in the software sector. Volkswagen is investing up to five billion dollars. The goal: use the start-up's expertise to develop an operating system for the next generation of EVs that is better than what CARIAD has to offer. ⚡ Further cooperation is likely to involve VW's new subsidiary Scout Motors Inc. VW is investing five billion dollars here: in the construction of the new plant and in the development of an independent platform. According to an insider, #OliverBlume told RJ Scaringe that VW does not know how to proceed with Scout. Its development would cost billions, despite the changed market environment. Accordingly, even a discontinuation of the Scout project had been discussed. 💡 In an interview with me, Scout CEO Scott Keogh contradicts this statement: "Oliver Blume is 100 percent behind our vision." Scout is bringing "an iconic brand back to life" with a "phenomenal product". The end of Scout has not been discussed, on the contrary: "The Group has made the decision to grow in #NorthAmerica, the largest economy in the world. One of the strategies necessary for this is the revival of Scout in the heart of the USA." Full story with Lazar Backovic in Handelsblatt:

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Here are four key points regarding #Volkswagen's progress in #China, based on the latest reports: 1. **Market Share**: Volkswagen has experienced a slight decrease in market share in China, from **15.1%** to **14.5%**. Despite this, they managed to increase vehicle deliveries by **1.6%** compared to the previous year, with a total of **3.2 million vehicles** delivered, including imports¹. 2. **Electric Vehicle (EV) Segment**: The EV segment is rapidly growing in China, and local manufacturers dominate this market, benefiting from significant government subsidies. Volkswagen's role in the EV market is relatively small, but they are making strides with models like the ID.3 and ID.4, which are among the top-selling electric vehicles². 3. **Innovation and Development**: Volkswagen is focusing on sustainable business models and has strengthened its development capabilities in China. The newly established Volkswagen China Technology Company (VCTC) aims to reduce the time to market for vehicles and components by **30%** through efficient development processes and advanced technologies¹. 4. **Competition and Challenges**: The Chinese market is highly competitive with over **100 local competitors**. Volkswagen is facing challenges due to the rise of local brands, which are innovating and gaining market share, partly due to state subsidies. However, Volkswagen is responding by enhancing its product portfolio and focusing on the 'in China for China' approach to cater to local market needs². These points highlight the complexities of #Volkswagen's situation in #China, balancing between competition, market dynamics, and strategic shifts towards electrification and innovation.

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MOBILITY OF THE FUTURE – USING INSTEAD OF OWNING WITH #EDAG #CITYBOT. According to the World Economic Forum, two thirds of all people will be living in cities in 2050. In megacities with 10 million inhabitants or more. Across the globe, there are already 36 megacities, including New York, Moscow and London. This rapid growth could result in the essential infrastructure being unable to keep up, threatening cities with collapse, as local public transport, electricity, water supplies and waste collection become overburdened. We can all call to mind images of completely overcrowded subways or interminable traffic jams, with endless streams of vehicles every day trying to make their way along smog-filled, congested roads. In Madrid, for example, 80% of the total city area is taken up by driving or parked cars. The impact on people and the environment is immense. To counter this, urban and transport planners are focusing on “Smart Cities” – cities that, with the help of digital technologies, are to become more environmentally friendly, offer greater sustainability, mobility and safety, are more economical and quite simply more life enhancing. The term Smart City therefore stands for all-round development concepts for the city of the future. With the help of scenario technology, #EDAG has been looking into the famous crystal ball for you, and, on the basis of future-oriented influence parameters, forecasting how changes in society, politics or sociology, for instance, but also in technology might change the future, and predicting what developments can be expected in the next 5/10/15 years. It goes without saying that, as experts in integrated vehicle development, our chief interest is in the mobility of tomorrow. For the #CityBot, we combined our engineering competencies in the fields of vehicle engineering, electrics/electronics and production solutions. See you more in details: https://lnkd.in/d4u_t2tj #EDAG #SmartCity #Citybot #Innovation #AutonomousDriving #Sustainability

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❗ Only 17 % of the German population is currently considering buying an electric vehicle, according to the Acatech Mobility Monitor. Concerns about the range and prices are still among the main reasons against buying electric cars.   🔋📈 With our cost-effective silicon anode, we are working towards doubling the range of electric vehicles at no additional cost. This would be a breakthrough for EV manufacturers as well as for climate protection.   🔎 You can find the full Monitor here: https://lnkd.in/e5Sbtwym   💡 Find out more about our cost-effective pure silicon anode: https://norcsi.net/ #innovation #emobility #climate #siliconanode

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Porsche AG has answered an existential question with the next-generation 911 — how to deliver high-octane performance in a low-emission world. Pressure from tightening emissions regulations and environmentally enlightened consumers has prompted Porsche to electrify nearly all its nameplates with battery-only variants. But reducing emissions out of the diminutive 911 entirely without compromising the model's raison d'être is a hard challenge with the limitations of current battery technology. So Porsche is doing the next best thing — leaning on a hybrid powertrain to dial up power but not tailpipe emissions. "Porsche has simplified the purpose of electrification and ultimately given the model more of what its sales depend on — more power and where it matters, immediately from idle." Automotive News Edmunds Ivan Drury

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↘ Germany is losing its position as the leading European market for e-mobility in terms of vehicle volume sold. 🚗 While new BEV registrations in Germany fell by 14% to 81 thousand units, the United Kingdom recorded growth of 11% to 84 thousand BEVs. 🚗France also reported a strong increase of 24% to 80 thousand BEVs. Even if you include PHEVs, the United Kingdom with 127 thousand new registrations is just ahead of Germany with 126 thousand EVs and France with 119 thousand EVs. More information: Electromobility Report 2024: https://lnkd.in/eNx_NNbT

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Germany's leading roadside assistance service ADAC just released their breakdown statistics for 2023, with a major insight: #ElectricVehicles break down less frequently than combustion-engine ones. 🚧 Vehicles between 3 and 10 years old are counted in ADAC's reporting, meaning this was the first year where cars registered in 2020/21 were eligible. These years were also the first where the number of registered #ElectricCars was high enough for a sufficient comparison with ICE. Since the age of the vehicle has a clear impact on its likelihood of breaking down, the comparison was only carried out between EVs and ICE vehicles that were first registered in 2020/21. And the results are quite interesting. Among vehicles registered in 2020, EVs had 7.6 breakdowns per 1000 vehicles, compared to 9.5 for ICEs. For vehicles registered in 2021, ICE vehicles had 6.4 breakdowns per 1000 vehicles, while EVs had only 2.8— less than half the breakdown rate! 🚘 But why is this the case? Simply put, electric vehicles are... well, simpler. With fewer component parts— no cooling or active lubrication systems, no ignition, no transmission— there are fewer things that can break in general. As #battery technology and longevity continue to improve, let's see if this pattern holds up in the coming years.

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European Electric Car Market Assessment Report https://lnkd.in/eRGCdm8k This is the most detailed report on European E-Car Industry. Highlights of the European Electric Car Market Assessment Report: Current status of European Electric Car Market – Sales Volume, and Forecast (Short, Medium, and Long Term outlook. Demand Analysis – Personal uses, Commercial, and Fleet segment analysis Country-wise Electric Vehicle Policy Analysis and Impact on EV demand – Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Italy, and Finland. Current Electric Car Product Portfolio and Gap analysis New Product launches Plan – Customer and Product Segment, New Launches Sales Forecast, Expected price, Range, Battery capacity, Range, Product USP, and other key information. Pricing Strategy of Electric Cars – Mass Market, Premium, and Luxury Car segment. Brand perception and its impact on Customer purchase decision Competitive Strategic Analysis – BMW, Mercedes, Volkswagen, Tesla, PSA Group, Audi, Toyota, Hyundai, Skoda, Renault, Fiat, Jaguar Land Rover, Ford, Volvo, Porsche. Charging Infrastructure requirement in next 10 years Key players to establish Charging Station in the European region Customer Experience with Electric Car and their opinion about electric car Customer segment analysis #electriccar #electricvehicle #cars #ev #eu #europeanunion #automotiveindustry  

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