Tag: Traffic turnaround
Wissing relies on new truck drives instead of trains
coal train Because less oil and coal will be driven through Germany in the future, fewer heavy freight trains will be on the road, the Ministry of Transport expects. (Photo:…
Speed limit: CDU traffic politician attacks Audi boss Duesmann
federal highway Environmental groups have been calling for the introduction of a general speed limit for a long time. (Photo: AP) Berlin In politics, the discussion about a general speed…
Readers’ Prize winner Katja Diehl and the compulsion to have a car
Katja Diehl after the award ceremony “I want to show people that the I is not as important as the we,” says the author. Frankfurt The readers of the Handelsblatt…
Readers’ Prize winner Katja Diehl and the compulsion to have a car
Katja Diehl after the award ceremony “I want to show people that the I is not as important as the we,” says the author. Frankfurt The readers of the Handelsblatt…
Katja Diehl on a possible departure from the car
Traffic in Berlin According to the Federal Ministry of Transport, there are around 830,000 kilometers of roads in Germany, but only 38,600 kilometers of rails. (Photo: imago images/photothek) Dusseldorf With…
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…
The Roman Trick of Mario Draghi
many things in Italy are familiar to us. The evening life on the Piazza del Popolo, the quality coffee in every bar, pasta fresca, wineries around Castelli, hospitality, “La Grande…
Federal government presents climate program for transport and construction – dispute over overall plan
Volker Wissing and Robert Habeck The large package of measures apparently failed, mainly due to a dispute between the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Ministry of Transport. (Photo: Reuters)…
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…
The expectations of the weakened economy at the top meeting with Olaf Scholz are enormous – there must be no more hot air like in the concerted action.
Olaf Scholz in the Bundestag The chancellor swears that the Germans will face hard times. (Photo: IMAGO/Future Image) For the first time, Olaf Scholz comes together with the entire top…
Annalena Baerbock on Mission Moscow – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
They wanted guns and got words: The government of Ukraine expressed disappointment yesterday after the visit of Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. Months ago, her Green party friend Robert Habeck had…
Amazon partners with Stellantis: Rivian course crashes
Rivian logo The comparatively young e-car manufacturer is an important competitor of the Californian e-car pioneer Tesla. (Photo: Reuters) San Francisco After a report on a cooperation between Amazon and…
Around 60,000 additional jobs by 2040
Assembly of a Porsche engine The construction of electric vehicles is less labor-intensive than that of combustion engines. (Photo: dpa) Berlin If the desired mobility turnaround becomes a reality, around…
Merz makes clear ship – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
what has Friedrich Merz with the CDU? The answer to this question will influence the political landscape in Germany for many years to come. If the designated party chairman turned…
Nine reasons for optimism in 2022: The editor-in-chief’s weekly review
Good morning dear readers, I’ll get in touch from Düsseldorf with best wishes for 2022. This new year begins with a contradiction: While the latest Corona variant Omikron is spreading…
Nine reasons for optimism in 2022: The editor-in-chief’s weekly review
Good morning dear readers, I’ll get in touch from Düsseldorf with best wishes for 2022. This new year begins with a contradiction: While the latest Corona variant Omikron is spreading…
Russia promotes charging stations for e-vehicles
Moscow Russia itself promotes the material that burners need, has plenty of fossil resources, fuel is cheap – and climate change is far from being a core political issue. No…
Buses are supposed to replace your own car
Shared taxi provider Moia in Hamburg The Volkswagen shuttle buses are designed to take the strain off the road. (Photo: dpa) Hamburg It’s teeming like an anthill: A simulation shows…