Tag: Ministry of Transport
A rapid reaction force for heavy projects
Berlin The federal government wants to reorganize the highway administration in order to rehabilitate dilapidated bridges and expand trunk roads more quickly. This emerges from a position paper by the…
A rapid reaction force for heavy projects
Berlin The federal government wants to reorganize the highway administration in order to rehabilitate dilapidated bridges and expand trunk roads more quickly. This emerges from a position paper by the…
The Germany network could still fail
Dusseldorf By 2023, 1,100 federally funded fast-charging locations with regulated sales prices for electricity are to be created. This “Germany network” is one of the largest infrastructure projects in Germany.…
The Germany network could still fail
Dusseldorf By 2023, 1,100 federally funded fast-charging locations with regulated sales prices for electricity are to be created. This “Germany network” is one of the largest infrastructure projects in Germany.…
DEVK & US start-up Hyzon launch practical text
New York, Cologne The gleaming white hall in Chicago, in which the team from the start-up Hyzon is working on the future of mobility, has something of the character of…
Habeck is considering climate tax for new cars
Economics Minister Robert Habeck The Economics Minister is probably considering that equal-ranking e-cars should become cheaper than the respective combustion engines. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck…
How cargo bikes should become suitable for the masses
Berlin In Berlin they are already part of the cityscape: cargo bikes. In the inner city districts in particular, they have built up a following that they see as a…
Data leak exposes dubious lobbying by Uber
new York Since taking office, Uber boss Dara Khosrowshahi has certainly been trying to improve the image of the driving service. However, a massive data leak is now causing the…
New advisory groups: the government wants to create a traffic turnaround
Electric car at the charging station The federal government wants to make road traffic more climate-friendly and is setting up advisory bodies for this purpose. (Photo: dpa) Berlin With two…
How Germany wants to protect its telecom networks
Berlin What if, in the near future, there was a power outage across the board, if there was a natural disaster like the 2021 flood in the Ahr Valley, or…
Dilapidated bridges in Germany: the construction industry is waiting for orders
Berlin Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing experienced his first surprise six days before he was even appointed Minister. On December 2, the federal highway company had to close the Rahmedetal…
Volker Wissing stops the project of his CSU predecessor
Berlin If the Ministry of Transport was occupied by a CSU politician, a large sum of tax money from the federal coffers often ended up in their Bavarian homeland. It…
By 2030, everyone should be connected to the fiber optic network
fiber optic expansion Many companies are expanding in areas that are lucrative for them. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The federal and state governments have agreed on how they want to promote…
The state-owned company will drive Peugeot in the future
Motorway near Munich Actually, it needs a powerful management. (Photo: IMAGO/xcitepress) Berlin If you take a look at the fleet of the federally owned Autobahn GmbH, you will be surprised:…
Federal states are demanding a faster network for everyone from the federal government
Berlin What is fast internet and how can every household in the country get it, no matter how remote it is? A dispute has broken out between the traffic light…
Boss Lutz prepares for hard times
The boss of the highly subsidized state-owned company spoke of “growing pains”. The demand is growing, at the same time the network has to be renewed and expanded. His solution…
Transport Minister Wissing fights with the countries
Berlin Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) should be sure of a majority in parliament this Thursday: At least the governing coalition of SPD, Greens and FDP should plead in…
Minister of Transport Volker Wissing gone astray
Volker Wissing The minister stressed that he should rely on market-based incentives. (Photo: IMAGO/Chris Emil Janssen) Transport Minister Volker Wissing no longer wants to hear about his ministry’s proposals, no…
FDP rejects plans for higher e-car purchase premiums
Volker Wissing In the meantime, the Federal Minister of Transport has also distanced himself from his house’s plans. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) has distanced himself…
Volker Wissing’s climate plan: train journey instead of short-haul flight
Berlin Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing is planning to use grants and other investments to strengthen the role of the railways in transport and thus increase their contribution to climate…