2035 Clean Car Deadline Gains Momentum after Germany Declares Support

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 15:30:12 +0000

Volkswagen ID.4 relaxing green spaceCoalition government rules out loophole for e-fuels in EU car CO2 targets: Clean Car Deadline Gains Momentum Plans to sell only zero-emissions new cars in the EU from 2035 are gaining momentum after Germany said it will back the proposed deadline. German environment minister Steffi Lemke announced the coalition government would support the EU Commission’s plan to […]

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Shell Is Offering Tesla & Other EV Subscriptions In Germany

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 21:05:36 +0000

Shell oil company is offering Tesla and other EV subscriptions in Germany. This is something that we haven’t really seen an oil company do before, and I like it. I’ve said before that oil and gas companies need to evolve if they want to survive the eventual EV revolution. This isn’t to say that Shell […]

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Tesla Model 3 & Model Y Top EV Sales In Germany In February

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2022 03:57:47 +0000

With the chip crisis still raging, disruption is the order of the day, and one can say that anything goes right now in Germany. The overall market had its first signs of relief (+3% year over year), but that was due to strong sales of BEVs (+55% YoY). There were 28,306 BEV registrations last month, […]

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EU to Cut Gas Imports from Russia by ⅔ in 2022

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 04:30:40 +0000

For the past several years, the argument from some — most notably Germany — has been that if there is a greater interdependence between Russia and the rest of Europe, Russia would be a more friendly actor. Perhaps we can all just get along? Vladimir Putin had other plans. Aside from not stopping him from […]

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Coal Use Rises, Prices Soar as War Impacts Energy Markets

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2022 21:58:08 +0000

The war in Ukraine is having a global impact on energy prices, not only driving the cost of oil higher, but also sending coal prices to record levels as demand for the fuel grows during a period of diminished supply. The Newcastle (Australia) futures price of thermal coal for power generation hit $435/ton on March […]

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Germany Plugin EV Share 25% In February, Tesla Gigafactory Boosts Hiring

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:54:59 +0000

Germany, Europe’s largest auto market, and the world’s 2nd largest electric vehicle market, saw plugins take 24.9% share in February, modestly up from 20.7% year on year. Full electrics share grew 50% year on year, whilst plugin hybrids fell marginally. Overall auto market volume, at just over 200,000 units, was up some 3% year on […]

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Tesla Model Y Orders Now Available For “Other Europe,” Giga Berlin Gets Approved

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2022 22:03:37 +0000

At long last, Tesla Giga Berlin has received environmental approval, according to a press release and news conference from the Brandenburg government. Tesla's Berlin plant in Germany has received final approval. (German Business News) $TSLA #Tesla — 大趙 (@zhongwen2005) March 3, 2022 This does not mean that Tesla has been approved to begin production. That’s […]

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