Tag: Ministry of Transport
What Deutsche Bahn and shipping have to do
Berlin The Ukraine war shows how critical the German infrastructure is. Before Easter, the federal government asked the transport industry for the first time about transport capacities if no more…
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…
Ukraine war: Federal government plans “grain bridge”
Grain The federal government wants to transport up to 52 containers or several thousand tons of grain out of the Ukraine with each train. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Frankfort Railway transports…
Pepper Motion wants to convert trucks and buses to electric drives
Munich The high fuel prices could further accelerate the conversion of trucks and buses to electric drives. However, electric trucks are currently hard to come by and expensive to buy…
Deutsche Bahn: Network expansion in the Chemical Triangle is halting
Berlin The cancellation unexpectedly hit BASF, OMV, Wacker Chemie and other industrial companies in south-eastern Bavaria. And the justification caused confusion: The rail line from Munich via Mühldorf to Burghausen…
Transport sector will again miss its climate targets in 2021
Berlin Germans produce too many greenhouse gases when driving and heating their homes. The Expert Council for Climate Issues has confirmed the emission data determined by the Federal Environment Agency…
Deutsche Bahn Cargo warns of Easter chaos on the rails
freight train The most important freight transport route in the republic will be closed from Friday. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Even the cargo subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG couldn’t sugarcoat the…
Speed limit on motorways: SPD and Greens for it
The Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Transport, Daniela Kluckert (FDP), rejected the request. “We did not explicitly agree on a speed limit on motorways in the coalition…
Loss, permanent construction site, network problems – this is how the state-owned company is going into the future
Frankfurt, Berlin Richard Lutz’s dismay at the events in the Ukraine is evident. “The railways stand for a peaceful, free and democratic Europe,” said the head of Deutsche Bahn on…
Tesla-Gigafactory: New debate about approval procedures
CEO Elon Musk came to Grünheide near Berlin to hand over the first 30 copies of his Model Y to the new owners. Musk said the factory is a big…
Tesla-Gigafactory: New debate about approval procedures
Tesla factory The fifth large Tesla factory worldwide was built in a record time of just two years. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Tesla mission starts this Tuesday on the outskirts…
Tesla-Gigafactory nourishes hope for an investment boost in East Germany
Berlin Leading economists in Germany attach great importance to the location decisions of the US electric car manufacturer Tesla for Grünheide (Brandenburg) and the US chip manufacturer Intel for Magdeburg…
In the election campaign, Tobias Hans relies on future technologies
Anke Rehlinger, Ford factory, Tobias Hans, ZF The economy in Saarland is suffering from low public investment and the politically prescribed structural change. (Photo: Getty, Imago) Saarbrucken Tobias Hans is…
Peace protests on Putin TV – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
The protest against the Ukraine war cannot be stopped completely, even in the flawless autocracy of Russia. Yesterday, for example, an editor hijacked the most important news program on Russian…
Why the company is sticking to its location in Russia
Telekom logo in the colors of Ukraine In Germany, the group provides Ukrainian refugees with WiFi and free mobile phone cards. In Russia, he courts employees with “ping-pong”. (Photo: imago…
A need should become a necessity
Berlin In the transport industry, truck drivers are remembering a joke that was fashionable a few years ago: A father from the new federal states is driving his children to…
Billions for transport routes are left behind
Digital and Transport Minister Volker Wissing The liberal is being criticized for his budget draft. (Photo: imago images/Political Moments) Berlin Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing had problems with the Federal…
Logistics industry warns of possible supply bottlenecks in Germany
Berlin In politics as well as in the economy there is growing concern that there will be further supply bottlenecks. The reason is the economic sanctions against Russia, which are…
Combustion car over: government confuses EU countries
electric car From 2035, only zero-emission cars will be registered in the EU. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Volker Wissing (FDP) caused new confusion at the first meeting with his European colleagues…