Tag: car technology
Peter Mertens: Rise from the sheet metal league
Series production of the BMW i4 Within the transformation, German automakers are assuming the role of challengers. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Peter Mertens knows something about the car industry. For 35…
Robert Habeck and Volker Wissing on the green transformation of the economy
Dusseldorf There is a real chaos on the electricity market at the moment. Since some energy discounters stop their deliveries, numerous customers slip into the basic supply and have to…
Autonomous driving from 2024 also for mass models
Hands off the steering wheel At less than 60 kilometers per hour, the S-Class can drive itself on autopilot. (Photo: dpa) Munich Emotional outbursts are actually alien to Markus Schäfer.…
Toyota Mirai II (2022): price, horsepower, range
Dusseldorf The gas station attendant shakes his head in amusement. A hydrogen filling station? Here? In search of fuel, the navigation system of my Toyota Mirai II led me to…
Electric car manufacturer Next Ego plans to be listed on the stock exchange
Next e.Go After the bankruptcy, the electric car start-up was taken over by the Dutch investor ND Industrial Investments. (Photo: imago images / Rupert Oberhäuser) Frankfurt, Dusseldorf According to financial…
Autonomous driving from 2024 also for mass models
Hands off the steering wheel At less than 60 kilometers per hour, the S-Class can drive itself on autopilot. (Photo: dpa) Munich Emotional outbursts are actually alien to Markus Schäfer.…
Autonomous driving from 2024 also for mass models
Hands off the steering wheel At less than 60 kilometers per hour, the S-Class can drive itself on autopilot. (Photo: dpa) Munich Emotional outbursts are actually alien to Markus Schäfer.…
This is how e-cars should relieve the grids
Berlin Anyone who buys an electric car today usually wants to support the switch to renewable energies. After all, only potentially green electricity ends up in the battery instead of…
Tesla employees in Grünheide elect a works council
Tesla gigafactory building site So far, Tesla has been building its factory through early approvals. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The preparations for the election of a works council at the plant…
EnBW and Wien Energie invest in Easelink
Charging without a power cable The car automatically connects to the charging plate. Source: Easelink. Dusseldorf The charging station is hardly recognizable as such: a square plate narrow enough to…
Volkswagen and Bosch plan battery alliance
Battery cell production at VW in Salzgitter With the turn to electric cars, cell production capacities and with it the demand for machines for them are growing rapidly. (Photo: dpa)…
“Nobody cares that Opel makes money”
Carlos Tavares The Stellantis boss is sticking to his basic course for the Opel renovation. (Photo: Reuters) Paris Carlos Tavares is not in a good position in Germany as head…
That’s how difficult the turning point is for small car suppliers
Dusseldorf Klaus-Dieter Frers gives everything to save his life’s work. The automotive supplier Paragon, which he founded 34 years ago in Delbrück, has its back to the wall financially. At…
“Second-class charging stations” on the Autobahn
Rest area with charging station An electric car is parked at a charging station at the only fully renovated rest area “Ostseeblick” near Heiligenhafen. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf If you want…
Renault is in the struggle for survival
Paris Renault boss Luca de Meo wants to lead the ailing French carmaker out of the crisis with an ambitious plan of action: “We are making very, very great progress,”…
Transport Minister Volker Wissing: Climate protection means freedom
In the past week, Volker Wissing has not only excited his own party, but also the entire mobility industry – especially the automotive industry. The first Federal Transport Minister of…
Togg dares to make a grand entrance at CES
Las Vegas He comes from Turkey, competes with the Chinese and sits at the booth in Las Vegas, but he happily conducts the conversation in German. Mehmet Gürcan Karakaş is…
China is an important partner when it comes to autonomous driving
The topos “gold rush mood” sounds rather understated: Countless start-ups, tech giants, investors and others are looking forward to the age of autonomous driving with great expectations. This applies in…
“Many people want to fulfill a dream”
Great confidence at Porsche Porsche CEO Oliver Blume in the 911: Despite the corona pandemic and a lack of chips, the Volkswagen subsidiary increased sales last year. (Photo: Porsche) Stuttgart…
“Many people want to fulfill a dream”
Great confidence at Porsche Porsche CEO Oliver Blume in the 911: Despite the corona pandemic and a lack of chips, the Volkswagen subsidiary increased sales last year. (Photo: Porsche) Stuttgart…