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Litona, a start-up founded at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, wants to produce materials for sodium-ion batteries on an industrial scale. Especially "Prussian white".

Commercial vehicle manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus is planning to launch its first trucks with hydrogen combustion engines in 2025. The small series is set to comprise around 200 units.

Ford has presented the Focus ST Edition. The compact sports car is only available as a hatchback version and comes with coilover suspension and Brembo brakes on the front axle.

In addition to the more angular exterior design, the compact SUV has been given an upgraded interior and an updated infotainment system with integrated Google services.

Following the CX-60 in Europe and the CX-90 in the USA, Mazda has now unveiled the CX-80. The SUV offers three rows of seats and is available with two drive systems.

45 years after its debut, Mercedes-Benz is now presenting a heavily revised G-Class: The new model generation scores points with improved performance and added digitalization. 

New brand design for the city SUV: Renault has given the Captur a visual and technical makeover. The small car is available with five different engines.

The Chinese brand Xpeng is launching in Germany with the sporty P7 saloon and the G9 SUV. The latter is being offered in a special launch edition.

Porsche and Applied Intuition have announced a cooperation. The sports car manufacturer intends to develop vehicle software together with the Silicon Valley-based company.

The battle in China's e-car market is fierce. Far from competition from German car manufacturers, Tesla and BYD are fighting for supremacy at the top. The new competitor Xiaomi has big plans. 

Elon Musk has been promising highly automated Teslas for years, but so far it has remained an assistance system. Now he finally wants to demonstrate a robotaxi in August.

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Lithium iron phosphate cells have long led a shadowy existence in the automotive sector. However, a rethink is currently taking place. Why this is the case and why LFP cells are becoming more and more established. 

According to Gartner, global semiconductor revenues decline. This also had a negative impact on several semiconductor manufacturers in 2023. 

New entry-level model for the super sports car from Affalterbach: The Mercedes-AMG GT 43 Coupé is powered by a 2.0-liter turbo petrol engine.

TTTech Auto and BlackBerry deepen their partnership. A new product is to help overcome the growing complexity challenges in the field of software-defined vehicles.

Electrification or hydrogen? Potsdam researchers have investigated the role of both strategies for the European energy transition. The results are not surprising. 

Audi has revised its A3 compact model. In addition to extended standard equipment, the new A3 Allstreet body variant is also being launched on the market.

Porsche has unveiled the Taycan Turbo GT and the Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach package. Both vehicles briefly achieve peak outputs of more than 810 kW (1,100 hp).

Nissan launches pilot tests for autonomous driving in Japan. The car manufacturer wants to commercialize its highly automated mobility services there.