Tag: Charging infrastructure
Charge X secures fresh money
Tobias Wagner (left) and Michael Masnitza The Charge-X founders have raised fresh money from investors. (Photo: Charge X) Berlin The Munich start-up Charge X wants to make it easier for…
The federal government is lagging behind when it comes to charging station locations
Parking lot with e-charging station So far, however, there have only been tenders for the non-public sector. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The energy industry and with it cities and municipalities complain…
Message in a bottle converts delivery fleet to electric vehicles
Dusseldorf The delivery service Flaschenpost still delivers most of its goods in diesel vehicles. Only 300 of the online drinks retailer’s 2,300 delivery vans are powered by electricity. But that…
Can the network operator pull the plug on the e-car? Electricity industry accuses carmakers of scaremongering
E-car at a private charging station There is a heated debate about the conditions under which the network operator can intervene in the charging process. (Photo: dpa) For months, the…
Energy start-up wins Google manager as new head of technology
Barbara Wittenberg The Google manager will be the new head of technology at 1Komma5Grad. (Photo:فKomma5Grad) Stuttgart The founder of the Hamburg start-up 1Komma5 Grad, Philipp Schröder, can hardly hide his…
Sweden is massively expanding the infrastructure for electric cars
Stockholm At first glance, the concrete block in Hagastaden, a new district in the heart of Stockholm, looks like a normal parking garage. But if you take a closer look,…
“Cleansing Thunderstorm” between Habeck and Wissing
Berlin The glass wall left unveiled the state of affairs with Federal Climate Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) and Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP): Both had been sitting next to each…
“Cleansing Thunderstorm” between Habeck and Wissing
Berlin The glass wall left unveiled the state of affairs with Federal Climate Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) and Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP): Both had been sitting next to each…
Tesla has the most illegal charging stations
Tesla Supercharger The US company operates by far the most illegal charging stations in Germany. (Photo: imago images/Jochen Eckel) Dusseldorf With 40 “superchargers”, the Hilden charging park near Düsseldorf is…
Federal government supports Mercedes-Benz battery recycling project
Battery production at Mercedes Aside from the production in Untertürkheim, capacities for the recycling of batteries from electric cars are being created – and also funded by the federal government.…
Municipalities do not want to operate charging stations
Charging station for e-cars There are still too few charging stations for electric vehicles in Germany. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) must expect resistance to his…
State holds back charging station areas – companies fear usury
electromobility Finding suitable space presents companies with one of the greatest challenges when setting up public charging infrastructure. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf If the federal government has its way, there should…
Companies are demanding an end to the funding bureaucracy for charging stations
Of over 50,000 publicly available charging points in Germany, only 7,240 were set up with federal funding by August 2021. That’s just 15 percent. In fact, more than 28,000 charging…
Companies are demanding an end to the funding bureaucracy for charging stations
Of over 50,000 publicly available charging points in Germany, only 7,240 were set up with federal funding by August 2021. That’s just 15 percent. In fact, more than 28,000 charging…
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…
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…
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…
Germany’s company cars have to become electric
Car with plug-in hybrid drive Large German companies urgently need to convert their vehicle fleets to e-cars. (Photo: dpa) Overweight company cars roll on the streets of the Federal Republic…
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…