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Volkswagen plant in Puebla with the Izta-Popo volcanoes national park

Nature Conservation and Biodiversity Project Launched by Volkswagen in Mexico

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Volkswagen de México is significantly expanding its long-standing commitment to nature conservation and biodiversity in Mexico and today presented its comprehensive ‘Think Blue. Nature.’ programme to the public at the Volkswagen plant in Puebla. A new project is the initiative ‘Eco Chavos’ (young people for the environment), which will encourage 10,000 young people to participate […]

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POLAR instant app

New POLAR App Does Away with RFID Cards for EV Charging

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Chargemaster is launching a new smartphone app to change the way drivers charge their electric vehicles. The POLAR Instant app, which is available now on the Apple iPhone and will be coming to Android smartphones from early May, provides EV drivers with instant access to the UK’s largest publicly available network of charging points, without the need

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Hyundai Partners with HyFIVE EU Initiative to Fuel Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles

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Hyundai aims to deliver 75 units of its pioneering hydrogen-powered ix35 Fuel Cell as part of the largest ever pan-European fuel-cell passenger car project. The Hydrogen For Innovative Vehicles (HyFIVE) project, funded by the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, will see deliveries made in Bolzano, Copenhagen, Innsbruck, London, Munich and Stuttgart. President of Hyundai

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Chargemaster at Milton Keynes

Cross-Country EV Charging Network Completed Weeks Ahead of Schedule

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A network of 14 electric vehicle (EV) rapid chargers, forming Milton Keynes CrossLink and supplied and operated by Chargemaster Plc, has been completed four weeks before the planned launch date. The rapid chargers are some of the first ‘tri-standard’ units in the UK and will allow EV drivers to charge their cars in approximately 20

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CeBIT 2014 in Hanover, Dr. Angela Merkel, David Cameron, Stephan Weil and Prof. Dieter Kempf join Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn

VW’s Winterkorn speaks about a New Era of Automotive Digitalisation at CeBIT 2014

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The automobile is approaching a new era of digitalisation which will have fundamental impact on the mobility of the future. The Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, said at the opening ceremony of CeBIT 2014 in Hanover: “The two ground-breaking inventions, the automobile and the computer, are moving

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Kia Mild Hybrid Powertrain

Kia Reveals New Hybrid Powertrain at 2014 Geneva Motor Show

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Kia has revealed its all-new mild hybrid powertrain at the Geneva Motor Show. The powertrain – part of a future technologies exhibit on Kia’s show stand – is designed to simultaneously reduce emissions and improve engine performance in Kia’s next-generation models. Interestingly, the technology will be made available for both petrol and diesel models in

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