The consortium partners at the signing of the memorandum of understanding (left to right: Dr. Rainer Feurer, Senior Vice President Corporate Strategy and Planning, Environment, BMW Group, Dr. Siegfried Dais, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Management, Robert Bosch GmbH, Prof. Dr. Thomas Weber, Member of the Board of Management, Group Research and Mercedes-Benz Cars Development, Daimler AG, Dr. Dirk Erich Mausbeck, Member of the Board of Management, EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Dr. Arndt Neuhaus, Chief Executive Officer, RWE Deutschland AG and Dr. Roland Busch, Member of the Managing Board, CEO Infrastructure & Cities Sector, Siemens AG).