Tag: Electromobility
Bosch is investing $1.5 billion in California
Bosch The automotive supplier is responding to the increasing demand for electric motors. (Photo: dpa) New York, Stuttgart, Dusseldorf Bosch wants to invest 1.5 billion dollars in a new chip…
$3 billion for new battery plant
new York The US car company General Motors (GM) is expanding its partnerships with battery manufacturers for the construction of battery factories. Together with the South Korean battery cell manufacturer…
Auto supplier Webasto manages return to profitability
Webasto concept study The automotive supplier was able to double its sales with electromobility last year. (Photo: obs) Munich After two years of losses, the automotive supplier Webasto has returned…
This is how Mercedes, VW and Co. want to attack in China
Shanghai, Vienna These are sobering numbers. Mercedes-Benz has only been able to sell 4599 vehicles of its two fully electric top-of-the-range sedans EQS and EQE in China since the market…
VW’s largest battery site is to be built in Canada
Volkswagen battery For its electric strategy, VW expects a battery requirement of between 60 and 100 gigawatt hours in North America by 2030. (Photo: Volkswagen AG) Shanghai The new battery…
Tesla profit collapses – discount battle has an effect
Tesla with quirks Tesla boss Elon Musk has recently reduced prices significantly. This puts a noticeable strain on the company’s margin. (Photo: IMAGO/USA TODAY Network) new York The price war…
A minister is at the center of the climate dispute – and the traffic light crash
Berlin No matter how sharply the Green coalition partner criticizes the Federal Transport Minister, Volker Wissing goes his own way stoically. On Wednesday, the FDP politician answered questions from the…
German premium manufacturers defend a strong position
BMW boss Oliver Zipse in Shanghai The white and blue carmaker presented the Dee digital study at the auto show in China. (Photo: AP) Shanghai Hall 8 is the home…
The car manufacturer wants to become faster in the most important market
Volkswagen in China The Wolfsburg-based carmaker wants to regionalize development more in order to better meet customer needs in China. (Photo: dpa) Shanghai Volkswagen intends to increase the speed of…
This is how Mercedes makes Maybach electric
Mercedes-Maybach EQS SUV The luxury SUV is the luxury brand’s first electric model. (Photo: Mercedes-Benz) Lisbon The term luxury is clearly defined in the Mercedes world. 99 percent of customers…
Electric car maker BYD overtakes Volkswagen in China
BYD Seal at a car show The Chinese group sold around 13,000 more vehicles than VW in the first quarter of the year. (Photo: IMAGO/Sebastian Geisler) Shanghai, Dusseldorf, Vienna Volkswagen…
Electric car maker overtakes Volkswagen in China
BYD Seal at a car show The Chinese group sold around 13,000 more vehicles than VW in the first quarter of the year. (Photo: IMAGO/Sebastian Geisler) Shanghai, Dusseldorf, Vienna Volkswagen…
Tesla, VW, Mercedes – the most popular electric cars
Dusseldorf The number of purely electric new cars in Germany rose more sharply in March than recently. More than 44,100 battery-electric vehicles came onto the roads last month, as the…
German models lack range
BMW plug-in hybrid Sales of the Munich-based carmaker’s partially electric vehicles have plummeted in China in recent years. (Photo: dpa) For years, German automakers have been aggressively promoting their plug-in…
Dispute: Porsche board of directors against Greens climate boss: How useful are e-fuels?
Michael Bloss (left) and Michael Steiner The climate boss of the Greens and the Porsche development board in a dispute. (Photo: Imago, Getty Images [M]) Dusseldorf, Brussels The dispute between…
Toyota will focus on electric cars in the future
Tokyo The Japanese carmaker Toyota wants to drastically increase the production of electric cars without neglecting other drives such as internal combustion engines and fuel cells. That is the message…
When a used combustion engine has advantages over an electric car
used cars A used combustion engine is not only cheaper to buy than a new car, it is also sustainable because it does not have to be rebuilt. (Photo: dpa)…
Nio needs patience in Europe – automaker from China with third model
Frankfurt Nio is struggling with selling his cars in Germany and Europe. In the Federal Republic, the Chinese manufacturer of electric cars has been able to sell just under 500…
Apparently Tesla is now selling “Giga” beer at a high price
“gigabeer” The design of the Tesla beer is unusual. (Photo: Tesla) Dusseldorf The Model Y has been rolling off the assembly line in Grünheide near Berlin for some time. Now…
Apparently Tesla now also sells beer – for 89 euros per liter
“gigabeer” The design of the Tesla beer is unusual. (Photo: Tesla) Dusseldorf The Model Y has been rolling off the assembly line in Grünheide near Berlin for some time. Now…