Germany shocked by Japan; ‘young gun’ from Spain dazzles

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2022 03:06:44 +0000

DOHA (AFP) – Japan produced a stunning comeback to shock Germany in their World Cup opener on Wednesday after the four-time champion staged a powerful protest against FIFA’s refusal to allow rainbow-themed armbands, while Spain started in style by putting seven past Costa Rica. Elsewhere on the fourth day of action in Qatar, Belgium edged […]

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Ford Has #1 Plugin Vehicle in Germany in October!

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2022 17:13:34 +0000

17% of new car sales in Germany fully electric, 32% have a plug It seems the German automotive market has bottomed out and is back on a growth path. October brought a solid 17% increase in sales, but it still wasn’t enough to pull the year-to-date (YTD) numbers out of the red (-6% YoY). Sales […]

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Electreon & Eurovia To Demonstrate Dynamic Electric Vehicle Charging On German Autobahn

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2022 19:15:11 +0000

ElectreonEurovia and Electreon have announced their second joint project, E|MPOWER, on the German Autobahn. The partnership will provide a 1-km section of the Autobahn in Northern Bavaria with Electreon’s wireless Electric Road System (ERS) technology. Eurovia is a subsidiary of VINCI Construction and is one of the world’s main transport infrastructure construction and urban development […]

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Siemens Energy Seals Deal for Hydrogen-Ready Coal-to-Gas Switch

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2022 19:45:42 +0000

European energy giant EnBW will pilot switching a 114-year-old coal-fired waste incineration and district heating power plant in Stuttgart-Münster, Germany, to gas-fired technology while ensuring the regionally significant plant will be ready to combust hydrogen “as quickly and completely” as possible. Siemens Energy on Nov. 17 sealed an agreement with the utility for an overall […]

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Plugins EVs Near Third Of Autos In Germany, Recession Forecast

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2022 20:42:51 +0000

Plugin electric vehicles (EVs) gained 32.4% of Europe’s largest auto market, Germany, in October, up from 30.4% YoY. This in the context of overall auto market growth of 16.8% YoY, to 208,642 units. This, however, is still down by almost 25% from the pre-2020 seasonal norms. The Fiat 500 was October’s best selling full electric. […]

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U.S. Coal Plant Closures Continue, While China Rapidly Builds More

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2022 17:01:37 +0000

A wave of retirements for U.S. coal-fired power plants continues, with the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reporting almost a quarter of the nation’s remaining facilities could be shuttered by the end of 2029. The EIA in its preliminary monthly electric generator inventory report released Nov. 7 said that 23% of the nearly 201 GW of […]

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Storage-as-Transmission Project Announced for Germany

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2022 04:11:00 +0000

A project known as Netzbooster, or Grid Booster, is being deployed in Germany, designed to improve the efficiency of the country’s existing power grid infrastructure. Fluence Energy GmbH, a subsidiary of

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European Energy Crisis Prompts Utility Takeovers in Germany, France

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2022 04:10:00 +0000

With winter fast approaching, and the dreaded effects of extreme natural gas price levels and volatility looming, together with unprecedented uncertainty of fuel supply, governments in Germany and France have

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19% Of New Car Sales In Germany Fully Electric, 32% Have A Plug

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2022 03:30:24 +0000

It seems the German automotive market has bottomed out. After growing 3% in August, September brought a solid 14% increase in sales, while plugins grew even faster. Sales of full electric vehicles (BEVs) were up in September by 33% year over year (YoY). There were 43,692 BEV registrations last month, representing 19% of the overall […]

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Tesla Model Y Germany’s Best Selling Vehicle in September, Beating Iconic VW Golf

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2022 13:31:17 +0000

Germany, Europe’s largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicles take 32.2% share in September, up from 28.7% year on year. Full electrics grew more than plugin hybrids. Overall auto volume was 224,864 units, up 14% from last year, and down some 8% from September 2019’s result. The Tesla Model Y was the overall best selling […]

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