Tag: Auto technology
ABB launches the fastest charging station for electric cars
Electric charging station from the provider Ionity at the Neckarburg-Ost motorway service station The carmaker’s joint venture buys the technology from ABB. (Photo: imago images / Arnulf Hettrich) Zurich The…
The last major project of Rolls-Royce boss Torsten Müller Ötvöt
Torsten Müller Ötvöt The Rolls-Royce boss has to moderate the change from the combustion engine to the electric motor at the luxury brand. (Photo: BERNHARD_LIMBERGER / BMW Group) Munich For…
The climate change in the auto industry is at the expense of the little ones
Production of a Mercedes EQC in Bremen The change from the combustion engine to the electric drive is a challenge for the suppliers. (Photo: dpa) Whoever appoints the new chancellor,…
This is how the e-car subsidiary tricked investors
Evergrande Group The Hong Kong-listed China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group does not manufacture e-cars, but generates almost all of its sales with healthcare services. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf How intransparent…
Investing in e-mobility in the USA
Pickup truck One of the automaker’s new factories is set to produce the electric version of the F-150. (Photo: Reuters) new York The US car company Ford is serious about…
Polestar goes public via Spac
Polestar 2 The model is supposed to compete with the Tesla Model 3, but it could not completely convince in tests. (Photo: Reuters) Stockholm The Chinese manufacturer of electric cars,…
Tesla boss wants to continue investing in China
Elon Musk The Tesla boss sees China as a leader in digitization. (Photo: imago images / Future Image) Dusseldorf Tesla boss Elon Musk confirmed the expansion plans of the electric…
Daimler’s “Battery Champion” will still have to pay a lot of money
Mercedes-Benz EQC Anyone who wants to be a leader in the electric age must also establish their own deep added value in the cell. (Photo: dpa) An oil multinational, a…
Daimler joins the battery cell company
Ola Källenius, By the end of the decade, the Daimler boss only wants to build electric vehicles. (Photo: imago images / Lackovic) Munich It’s a gigantic undertaking. Daimler boss Ola…
Chip shortages could cost automakers $ 210 billion in sales
Semiconductor production The auto industry is threatened with a drop in sales of 210 billion US dollars. (Photo: obs) Munich, New York According to a study, the ongoing shortage of…
The Green Deal does not mean replacing gasoline with hydrogen
An activist from Fridays for Future in downtown Essen The future of the planet has long been an issue on the streets. (Photo: dpa) The trials that we had to…
Chip shortage: The auto industry has gambled away trust
ID.3 production by Volkswagen Many production lines are currently standing still because the automotive industry lacks semiconductors. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The automotive industry has vastly miscalculated. Actually, everything should be…
Elon Musk advertises with “Giga-Fest” for the new Tesla plant in Grünheide
Elon Musk Of the Tesla-Chef comes to the open house in the Gigafactory in Grünheide. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Tesla is promoting its new electric car factory in Grünheide, Brandenburg, with…
SPD accuses Scheuer of “cheap distraction”
An electric car at a charging station “The payment system ensures that as many people as possible can use the pillars without barriers,” says SPD parliamentary deputy Sören Bartol. (Photo:…
Card readers will be mandatory in new charging stations for e-cars.
Andreas Scheuer The Federal Minister of Transport on Scholz: “He is now responsible for the slower expansion of the charging stations due to the additional technical requirements.” (Photo: dpa) Berlin…
Card readers will be mandatory in new charging stations for e-cars.
Card payment at all charging stations From July 2023, all new charging stations for e-cars should have a card reader. The federal and state governments want to ensure uniform payment…
Scott Keogh wants an electric pickup
Chattanooga The robots are already being prepared for their use in the large white factory hall at the foot of the Smokey Mountains. Giant yellow octopus arms swing through the…
A grand vision keeps VW shuttle Moia alive
Christian Senger, Head of Autonomous Driving at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles According to a company alliance, Hamburg is to become the first city in Europe to have self-driving shared taxis. (Photo:…
Why auto stocks are valued so low despite record earnings
The BMW iX xDrive40 at the IAA in Munich The manufacturer’s auto stocks are among the cheapest in the world. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf Despite delivery bottlenecks and a shortage of…
Charging while driving – future technology?
Car with inductive charging The German start-up Magment now wants to electrify a piece of the highway in the USA. Dusseldorf It still sounds like a vision of a distant…