Alternative drives for commercial vehicles: The electric trucks are coming

“Urban e-truck” from Mercedes Launched as a study at the IAA Commercial Vehicles 2016, the truck now launches as a test (Photo: Mercedes-Benz) Tons heavy, but whisper-quiet: The heavy freight traffic is now being electrified, the first small series of electric trucks in everyday use go on the roads in Germany and Austria in the… Continue reading Alternative drives for commercial vehicles: The electric trucks are coming

Electric car builder Byton: Ex BMW managers challenge German manufacturers

Byton-President Daniel Kirchert (l) and CEO Carsten Breitfeld Both managers were employed by BMW before the founding of Byton. (Photo: AFP) In sneakers, jeans and T-shirt – so far Carsten Breitfeld had hardly presented a vehicle so far. The former BMWManager climbed loosely from the SUV, which he put on the stage at the Consumer… Continue reading Electric car builder Byton: Ex BMW managers challenge German manufacturers