Electric Air Transport of the Future: Air Mobility Initiative

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 06 May 2022 01:10:30 +0000

To advance the development of regional and Urban Air Mobility, leading companies, universities, and research institutions as well as municipalities and organizations are joining forces to form the Air Mobility Initiative (AMI). The Institute of Flight Mechanics and Controls (iFR) [de] at the University of Stuttgart is also a partner in the initiative. This initiative, […]

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Tesla Giga Berlin Celebrates Girls Day 2022

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Tue, 03 May 2022 13:54:45 +0000

Tesla Factory in Germany - Giga BerlinTesla’s Giga Berlin recently celebrated Girls Day 2022 by inviting over 60 girls from the State of Brandenberg to visit Giga Berlin, Moz.de, reports. The article notes that the young school girls chose a black car door that was colorfully decorated with Tesla logos and the lettering spelling out Girls Day. Tesmanian reported on the […]

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15 European Countries Have 15%+ Plugin Vehicle Sales (New Car Sales)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2022 11:10:09 +0000

There are now 15 European countries that have 15% or more of new-car buyers buying plugin electric cars (full electric cars or plugin hybrids). There are 12 European countries that have 10% or more of new-car buyers buying full electric vehicles (BEVs). China also passed those milestones in 2021 (15% plugin vehicle share and 12% […]

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Sono Motors’ Solar Bus Trailer Gets Put To The Test in Munich

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 15:01:10 +0000

Sono MotorsIt’s easy to fall into the trap of purity. A vehicle should be pure electric or pure gas- or diesel-powered — if you’re short of a pure EV, you might as well just be non-electrified. We see college teams doing solar vehicle races where they don’t accept any grid power, which is cool, but they […]

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Federal Minister of Transport Hands Over Funding Notices to Transport Companies from All Over Germany

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2022 03:00:54 +0000

German Federal Transport Minister Dr. Volker Wissing hands over funding decisions totaling around 600 million euros for the procurement of climate-friendly buses. Around 1,700 buses will be procured by the transport companies with the new “Guideline for the Promotion of Alternative Drives in Buses in Passenger Transport,” including around 1,400 battery, 150 fuel cell, 50 […]

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Germany Plugin Auto Sales Reach 26% Of Auto Market

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2022 05:49:41 +0000

Auto Production, Including Tesla’s, At Risk From Energy Cuts

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Tesla & German Auto Industry’s Varied Tech Paths

Credit to Author: Matt Pressman| Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2022 03:38:08 +0000

Tesla’s Elon Musk is capturing the attention of Germany’s finest in the auto sector. Der Spiegel reports on Tesla’s agility and creative management of the chip crisis. “At Tesla, speed and flexibility appear to trump all else. If need be, Musk relocates individual steps in the production process to other countries. It has almost become a standard […]

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