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June 2, 2023: Volkswagen will start selling its bus in North America from 2024.The bus will be fully electric ID. Buzz and will carry up to seven passengers. It will feature 85 kilowatt hour (kWh) battery<ref>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/volkswagen-brings-vw-bus-back-070844802.html</ref>. | June 2, 2023: Volkswagen will start selling its bus in North America from 2024.The bus will be fully electric ID. Buzz and will carry up to seven passengers. It will feature 85 kilowatt hour (kWh) battery<ref>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/volkswagen-brings-vw-bus-back-070844802.html</ref>. | ||
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=== Elli Unit === | |||
July 12, 2023: Volkswagen wants to dive into electricity trading in an effort to secure new revenue source and improve energy management. “We want to give our customers a clear advantage in terms of electricity prices and at the same time develop new, high-revenue business models,” Volkswagen’s head of charging and energy Giovanni Palazzo said in a statement. Its Elli Unit will start trading electricity on EPEX Spot SE starting from today. This pilot project aims to maximize the use of renewable energy, reduce charging costs and expand second-life battery use. Volkswagen is also weighing options around large-scale stationary battery systems that boost EV battery life and stabilize grids transmitting growing proportion of renewable energy<ref>https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/press-releases/volkswagen-group-and-elli-launch-electricity-trading-on-the-european-energy-exchange-17458</ref>. | |||
== Management == | == Management == | ||