Tag: Stephen Bratzel
German electric cars follow the competition
E-car filling station For the year as a whole, none of the manufacturers showed a clear growth trend in the electronics market shares in the People’s Republic. (Photo: dpa) Vienna,…
German electric cars follow the competition
E-car filling station For the year as a whole, none of the manufacturers showed a clear growth trend in the electronics market shares in the People’s Republic. (Photo: dpa) Vienna,…
How many electric cars were sold in Germany in 2022
Tesla production in Grünheide The brand is particularly popular for export. (Photo: Getty Images) Dusseldorf In 2009, Angela Merkel set a big goal. The then Chancellor called for one million…
How many electric cars were sold in Germany in 2022
Tesla production in Grünheide The brand is particularly popular for export. (Photo: Getty Images) Dusseldorf In 2009, Angela Merkel set a big goal. The then Chancellor called for one million…
How many electric cars were sold in Germany in 2022
Tesla production in Grünheide The brand is particularly popular for export. (Photo: Getty Images) Dusseldorf In 2009, Angela Merkel set a big goal. The then Chancellor called for one million…
How many electric cars were sold in Germany in 2022
Tesla production in Grünheide The brand is particularly popular for export. (Photo: Getty Images) Dusseldorf In 2009, Angela Merkel set a big goal. The then Chancellor called for one million…
Daimler Truck wants to “take off” in China
Vienna The world’s largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles, Daimler Truck, is now also building its bestseller, the Actros semi-trailer tractor, in China. After years of preparation, the Swabian Dax group…
Car manufacturer relies on hydrogen and plans with fuel cells
Production of fuel cell systems for BMW The Munich-based company will initially produce 100 test vehicles with fuel cells – but are planning significantly larger ones. (Photo: dpa) Munich The…
Audi will enter the somewhat cleaner racing series from 2026
Dusseldorf Audi enters the Formula 1 racing circuit. The Ingolstadt-based VW subsidiary announced on Friday that it would be competing with a specially developed drive unit from 2026. The project…
BYD could become as dangerous to VW, BMW & Mercedes as Tesla
BYD Han The upper mid-range electric sedan is about the same size as the Tesla Model S. (Photo: IMAGO/VCG) Munich Would you buy a Chinese car? “Not really,” says a…
BYD could become as dangerous to VW, BMW & Mercedes as Tesla
BYD Han The upper mid-range electric sedan is about the same size as the Tesla Model S. (Photo: IMAGO/VCG) Munich Would you buy a Chinese car? “Not really,” says a…
BYD could become as dangerous to VW, BMW & Mercedes as Tesla
Munich Would you buy a Chinese car? “Not really,” says a young woman. A man with a three-day beard shakes his head. “I don’t intend to do that,” explains a…
Reactions to the end of combustion engines from Porsche & Co.
Brussels, Dusseldorf The lobbyists of the internal combustion engine in Brussels had fought for a long time. On Wednesday evening, the Parliament of the European Union probably sealed their defeat.…
The foreseeable death of the plug-in hybrid
Munich High performance, low consumption: With this equation, the German car industry has been trying to push semi-electric models onto the market for almost a decade. Mercedes-Benz in particular has…
Tesla competitor brings the Lucid Air to Germany
Lucid Air The futuristic electric sedan is now also to be sold in Europe. Newark Lucid is heavily promoting its expansion into Europe. In the entrance hall of the company…
For 5000 euros, the S-Class from Mercedes drives independently
Munich, Santa Monica The sun is shining, the traffic on Highway 10 is slowing down. In Santa Monica, California, Mercedes-Benz found ideal conditions for demonstrating its highly automated driving system.…
Daimler Truck invests in tech start-up
Autonomous driving The digitization of cars, such as assistance systems or self-driving technology, requires operating software that, similar to computers or smartphones, enables functions and applications to be carried out…
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…
With Geely, the Mercedes subsidiary should become profitable
Munich It’s almost a miracle that Smart still exists. After all, the small car brand has weighed heavily on the balance sheet of the car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz for a good…
Continental and BMW are hoping for this AI
Dusseldorf The future of self-driving cars is not only emerging in Silicon Valley and Shanghai, but also in Israel. Not only the now world-famous Intel subsidiary Mobileye from Jerusalem is…