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ZF & Danfoss agree strategic partnership for e-drives

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ZF Friedrichshafen and Danfoss of Denmark are intensifying their existing cooperation through a strategic partnership for the joint development and production of more robust and efficient power modules for electrified drives. Danfoss will act as the supplier for the power modules, including the power semiconductors ZF is developing in the recently announced collaboration with semiconductor […]

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Continental to provide OTA to all VW ID. electric cars

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Continental is to supply the central computers for Volkswagen’s ID. Series of electric cars, meaning VW is introducing over the air updates à la Tesla. The server naturally enables a high degree of other networking in MEB electric vehicles as well. Continental thus enables Volkswagen to move away from the many individual control units of […]

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Tesla to build European Gigafactory 4 near Berlin

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Tesla will build its European Gigafactory in the Berlin area. The electric car company’s boss Elon Musk just announced at the award ceremony of the ‘Golden Steering Wheel’ in Berlin. The search for factory employees is already on. For a long time, the location of the European Tesla plant was subject of speculation. Most recently, […]

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Seat Mii electric can be configured in Europe

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Following the new VW e-Up and the Škoda Citigo e iV, the Seat Mii electric is now the third model in the Volkswagen Group’s family of compact electric cars to be made available for configuration. With a basic list price of 20,650 euros, the Mii electric is the most affordable model of the trio. For […]

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ZF & Cree to develop semiconductors for electric drives

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ZF Friedrichshafen and Cree have entered into a strategic partnership to jointly develop silicon carbide semiconductors for power electronics for use in electric drives. ZF has already received initial orders for silicon carbide electric drives. A first important milestone of the partnership with Cree is the cooperation in these projects. By 2022, both companies intend […]

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BMW shows PHEV version of the X3

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BMW has introduced the new X3 xDrive30e with plug-in hybrid drive. The model is to be produced from December 2019 together with the conventionally powered model variants of the X3 at BMW’s Spartanburg plant in the USA and will be available in Spring 2020 worldwide. It is the brand’s first model to be offered both […]

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The I.D. 3 should lead Volkswagen’s “system change”

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Volkswagen celebrated the production of the first production copy of the ID.3 with a ceremony attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The Zwickau plant is to become the largest electric car plant in Europe. At the same time, VW representatives called for a stronger commitment to the energy revolution. A white ID.3 – the first […]

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