German Court Orders Halt To Tesla Giga Berlin Tree Clearing Pending Review

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 04:57:39 +0000

A court in Germany has blocked Tesla from clearing any more trees for its Gigafactory 4 in Brandenburg, Germany.

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Auto Industry: Incentivized To Not Change

Credit to Author: Alex Voigt| Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2020 21:41:41 +0000

Every nation of this world will do its best to protect its industry for the good of the country’s economy and its people. Politicians are elected to make sure industries and jobs are doing well, to stabilize income, and to reduce risk. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this protection. Unfortunately, politics can, by trying its very best to support its industry, destroy it without even realizing what’s happening. This has happened before, and there is a large risk that it’s happening today in the largest automotive producing countries, like Germany, Japan, and the

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Nikola Motors Locks In Ulm, Germany As The Production Site For The Nikola TRE

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:00:56 +0000

Nikola TRENikola Motors has partnered with IVECO to establish the manufacturing hub for its first production vehicle in Ulm, Germany. The facility will produce both the battery electric and fuel cell electric versions of the the company’s cab-over heavy duty truck for the European market, the Nikola

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Winter In Germany: Fossil Vehicle Sales Slide 15% As EV Market Share Increases From 2.5% To 6.5%

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 04:23:17 +0000

Europe’s largest auto market, Germany, saw January fossil fuel vehicle sales drop by over 15% year-on-year, with gasoline vehicles alone down over 17%. Meanwhile, EVs increased their market share to 6.5% from 2.5%. Europe’s big five markets are now at a combined 6.0% EV market share. What progress will full year 2020 bring overall

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9 EV ETFs To Invest Your TSLA Profits In

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 22:04:34 +0000

I’ve been saying for a few years that I’d love to have a good EV and autonomy index fund that had global reach, and that covered car brands, OEMs and batteries. I’ve been looking for similar good funds in the larger cleantech and clean energy space as well, but this article is just about my findings on the EV+autonomy front. 

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Porsche Taycan & Tesla Model 3 Long Range Do Laps Around Leipzig In Range Test

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 04:50:49 +0000

Taycan vs Model 3 range testDriving on the Autobahn, a Porsche Taycan came close to its projected EPA range but a Tesla Model 3 Long Range fell far short. Why is that?

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Cluno, A German Car Subscription Service, Has Electric Cars — A Bunch of Them

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 04:48:50 +0000

Cluno is a German company that helps its customers drive in a cost-effective manner. It’s marketed toward those who would rent a car often but don’t want to own one. It includes several different electric vehicle models in its lineup

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Cementing Coal Power Phaseout, Germany Sets Out to Shutter 40% of Current Generation Mix

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 14:19:43 +0000

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Germany’s federal cabinet on Jan. 29 approved a nationwide phaseout of coal power generation by 2038, paving the way for the country, which has already initiated a nuclear phaseout, to rely even more heavily on renewables. The federal cabinet’s approval of the “Reduction and Termination of Coal Power Generation” (Gesetz zur Reduzierung und zur Beendigung der […]

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