Tag: Electric car
Tesla: Quarterly figures – The three most important questions from analysts
Elon Musk at the opening of the Tesla Gigafactory in Grünheide How quickly will the US group be able to ramp up production? (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) Dusseldorf The billion-dollar takeover…
Investors complain about disappointing margins at BMW
BMW boss Oliver Zipse Shareholders complain that the CEO rarely seeks to talk to them. (Photo: Reuters) Munich In the past year, BMW almost exclusively achieved record values. The Munich…
EQS SUV: Mercedes presents fully electric luxury class SUV
Frankfurt Once the platform has been fully developed, it all happens in quick succession. This is easy to read on the Mercedes EQS and EQE. Both electric sedans had their…
Investors complain about disappointing margins at BMW
BMW boss Oliver Zipse Shareholders complain that the CEO rarely seeks to talk to them. (Photo: Reuters) Munich In the past year, BMW almost exclusively achieved record values. The Munich…
Development of lithium production is progressing slowly in Europe
Zurich, Vienna, Madrid, Stockholm, Rome The price of lithium, the key ingredient in lithium-ion batteries for electric cars, has been skyrocketing for months. According to data from the analysis company…
The FDP and SPD oppose Habeck’s plans
Berlin Robert Habeck’s plan to end subsidies for hybrid cars early met with fierce resistance. “A final decision against the promotion of hybrids endangers the ramp-up of electromobility and thus…
Tesla boss Elon Musk wants to take over Twitter
Elon Musk The Tesla boss wants to take over Twitter, (Photo: AP) san francisco Tech billionaire Elon Musk launches attempt to buy Twitter. The head of the electric car manufacturer…
Mercedes wants to halve the consumption of electric cars
Munich The car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz has managed something like a “small landing on Mars”, rejoices Head of Development Markus Schäfer. In concrete terms, the Dax group was able to cover…
The Ministry of Economics wants to abolish subsidies for plug-in hybrids as early as the end of 2022
Volkswagen VW Bus T7 plug-in hybrid Plug-in hybrids are often also heavy SUVs. (Photo: imago images/Manfred Segerer) Berlin The Federal Ministry of Economics wants to cancel state subsidies for plug-in…
The Spanish brand Seat is threatened with extinction
The future of Seat is called Cupra Cupra production at the Seat main plant in Martorell near Barcelona: At the end of the decade, the production of Seat models should…
More and more car manufacturers are stocking up on battery metals
Battery cell production at VW in Salzgitter With the turn to electric cars, the capacities for cell production and with them the demand for raw materials for them are growing…
Honda plans billion offensive in electric cars
Tokyo Honda is known for special ways. This is already evident in the boardroom, which literally takes up an entire floor. The board members do not sit in their own…
Bosch acquires Five and accelerates software development
Stuttgart The race for the self-driving car is the most exciting future question in the automotive industry. Only those who are ahead here will make the leap into the digitization…
SiC chips: Chip companies are investing in silicon carbide
Munich, Stuttgart Twelve months of waiting time: Anyone who orders semiconductors made from the material of the future silicon carbide from STMicroelectronics today needs a lot of patience. The energy-saving…
Car manufacturer wants to halve its CO2 emissions by 2030
Munich It was a signal of departure. A few days before he officially took office as CEO of Mercedes-Benz almost three years ago, Ola Källenius announced that he wanted to…
Car sales drop significantly in March
Audi production in Tianjin China is by far the most important single market for German automakers. (Photo: imago images/VCG) Beijing In China, car sales fell in March. The number of…
What is the Tesla boss planning to do with Twitter?
Dusseldorf The news not only surprised many in Silicon Valley at the beginning of the week: Tesla boss Elon Musk bought shares from the short message service Twitter for almost…
Volkswagen doubles the retention period for company cars
Volkswagen cars only for regular customers Tiguan production at Volkswagen’s main plant in Wolfsburg: Group managers now have to wait much longer for a company car. (Photo: www.imago-images.de) Dusseldorf The…
Musk opens Tesla Gigafactory in Austin
new York Instead of loud fireworks, drones will initially rise quietly into the Texas night sky on Thursday evening local time. Remote-controlled aircraft form spirals, rings and finally the silhouette…
Tesla keeps VW at a distance for a long time
Tesla production in Grünheide The US automaker will remain the world’s largest supplier of electric cars for years to come. (Photo: via REUTERS) Dusseldorf Volkswagen is unlikely to catch up…