Tag: car technology
Elon Musk is only partially suitable as a role model
Elon Musk at the opening of the Gigafactory in Grünheide The Tesla boss also has his downsides. (Photo: AP) Elon Musk has long been an idol for many start-up founders…
How the Ukraine war could jeopardize Elon Musk’s goals
Dusseldorf Four years ago, Tesla boss Elon Musk announced via the short message service Twitter that he was looking for a suitable location for the first European “Gigafactory”. Even then,…
Tesla: Gigafactory in Grünheide – That’s what Elon Musk expects
Grünheide Even the tough Tesla boss Elon Musk was relieved when the German gigafactory opened. “Thank you to Brandenburg, Grünheide and Germany,” Musk said in German and handed over the…
Tesla-Gigafactory: New debate about approval procedures
CEO Elon Musk came to Grünheide near Berlin to hand over the first 30 copies of his Model Y to the new owners. Musk said the factory is a big…
Tesla-Gigafactory: New debate about approval procedures
Tesla factory The fifth large Tesla factory worldwide was built in a record time of just two years. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Tesla mission starts this Tuesday on the outskirts…
Expensive nickel puts electrification at risk
Production of the VW ID.4 The raw materials for electric cars are becoming scarcer and more expensive. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The rapidly rising raw material prices worry the car manufacturers.…
Expensive nickel puts electrification at risk
Production of the VW ID.4 The raw materials for electric cars are becoming scarcer and more expensive. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The rapidly rising raw material prices worry the car manufacturers.…
Tesla-Gigafactory nourishes hope for an investment boost in East Germany
Berlin Leading economists in Germany attach great importance to the location decisions of the US electric car manufacturer Tesla for Grünheide (Brandenburg) and the US chip manufacturer Intel for Magdeburg…
Expensive nickel puts electrification at risk
Production of the VW ID.4 The raw materials for electric cars are becoming scarcer and more expensive. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The rapidly rising raw material prices worry the car manufacturers.…
Tesla Gigafactory in Grünheide: The facts about the opening
Dusseldorf Economic history will be written in Brandenburg on Tuesday. The first plant of the electric mobility pioneer Tesla in Europe is opened at the Grünheide site, not far from…
Woidke sees a signal effect for other investors
Berlin When Elon Musk announced the first European Tesla factory in Grünheide near Berlin on November 12, 2019, there were still many pine trees in the Brandenburg sand. Just over…
Porsche intensifies cooperation with Apple
Frankfurt The sports car manufacturer Porsche is working more and more intensively with Apple. At the end of last year, the Porsche board of directors was in California. “We traditionally…
According to Hakan Samuelsson, globalization is on the decline
Volvo boss Hakan Samuelsson The experienced car manager hands over responsibility at Volvo. (Photo: imago images/TT) Berlin Outgoing Volvo boss Hakan Samuelsson expects the rise in petrol and diesel prices…
According to Hakan Samuelsson, globalization is on the decline
Volvo boss Hakan Samuelsson The experienced car manager hands over responsibility at Volvo. (Photo: imago images/TT) Berlin Outgoing Volvo boss Hakan Samuelsson expects the rise in petrol and diesel prices…
Audi A6 Avant E-Tron Concept (2022): range, horsepower, charging capacity
First serve Audi gives a preview of the electric brother of the upcoming A6. (Photo: AUDI AG) Ingolstadt A year after the sedan, Audi is now presenting the estate version…
E-commercial vehicles are being used by more and more companies
MAN ETGE Tier Mobility in London uses electric commercial vehicles to transport the scooters. (Photo: MAN) Cologne Electromobility is Tier Mobility’s business. The start-up rents out e-scooters in 180 cities…
War in Ukraine costs returns
Munich BMW’s two most important production sites in Germany have been at a standstill since March 7th. In Munich and Dingolfing, the group lacks cable harnesses from the Ukraine, and…
Mercedes-Benz starts electric offensive in the USA
Mercedes in Tuscaloosa The German manufacturer will also build electric cars in Alabama in the future. (Photo: dpa) Tuscaloosa, Munich In the production hall in Alabama, the otherwise often cold-looking…
Hyundai Ioniq 5 (2022) in the test: price, hp, range
Dusseldorf South Korea is a strong export country. Almost everyone knows brands like Samsung or LG from their own smartphone, television or kitchen appliance. Now South Korea not only exports…
In 2021, the transport sector missed its climate targets
Berlin The new federal government obviously wants to forego the transport sector achieving its climate targets every year in the future. At the presentation of the annual climate report, the…