Tag: Charging stations
Car manufacturers pass on the plug-in risk to car customers
Kia Niro Plug-in Hybrid (Photo: Kia Motors Germany GmbH) The plug-in hybrid (PHEV) has never been more than a fix for the traditional auto industry. Manufacturers and suppliers were forced…
ABB is planning a billion-euro IPO for its e-mobility subsidiary around Easter
ABB charging stations A new fast charging station should help the subsidiary to new growth. (Photo: via REUTERS) Frankfurt, Zurich The electrical engineering group ABB plans to list its electric…
Government disagrees on combustion engine off
Berlin When the European Council discusses the future of the automobile on Thursday, Germany of all places, the country with the largest car manufacturers and the largest sales market in…
Daimler Truck and Blackrock are planning a network of charging stations in the USA
Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck With the futuristic-looking concept truck, Daimler is giving a preview of its future truck flagship with a range of more than 1000 kilometers for the first time.…
German e-cars charge too slowly
fast charging station The EnBW fast charging station delivers up to 300 kilowatts. The connected Volkswagen ID.3, however, can only charge 125 kilowatts so far. (Photo: imago images/Cord) Dusseldorf, Munich…
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…
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…
Annalena Baerbock on Mission Moscow – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
They wanted guns and got words: The government of Ukraine expressed disappointment yesterday after the visit of Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. Months ago, her Green party friend Robert Habeck had…
“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…
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…
Transport Minister Wissing relies fully on electric cars
Charging station for electric vehicles Wissing wants to set up as many fast charging stations as possible in the country, clearly visible. (Photo: dpa) Berlin At the beginning of the…
BMW invests in charging specialist Heycharge
Heycharge system Billing data is transmitted and stored offline via Bluetooth. Online again, the cloud data is synchronized. (Photo: PR) Munich The charging infrastructure is one of the major everyday…
The automotive industry sees the expansion of electromobility at risk
Fast charging park for e-cars Around 300 new charging points are currently being installed every week – far too few in the opinion of the VDA. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The…
Russia promotes charging stations for e-vehicles
Moscow Russia itself promotes the material that burners need, has plenty of fossil resources, fuel is cheap – and climate change is far from being a core political issue. No…
Mostly combustion engines in the company fleets
Dusseldorf The legislature also wants to convince company car drivers of electromobility with purchase bonuses and tax advantages. Because company cars are responsible for a large part of the climate-damaging…
Mostly combustion engines in the company fleets
Dusseldorf The legislature also wants to convince company car drivers of electromobility with purchase bonuses and tax advantages. Because company cars are responsible for a large part of the climate-damaging…
Electrify America builds charging stations for the land of pickups
new York When VW manager Giovanni Palazzo left Wolfsburg in 2018 to become CEO of Electrify America, the young company had not yet built a single charging station. The US…
ABB is setting the pace with the IPO of the charging station subsidiary
ABB charging stations A new fast charging station is due to come onto the market in Europe at the end of 2021 and help the subsidiary to achieve new growth.…
What will happen to the petrol stations in the electric age?
Fast chargers, petrol stations, Hilden charging park What does the gas station of the future look like? Dusseldorf It looks like an excursion into a green utopia: If you leave…
Dispute over combustion engines between BMW, Volkswagen and Daimler
Rush hour The proportion of emission-free cars is still extremely low. (Photo: www.imago-images.de) Dusseldorf Eleven car manufacturers, 24 states and 38 regions and cities signed a declaration on emission-free vehicles…