Electric trucks with overhead power lines have been driving on a highway in Hesse for four years. The technology should now be “ready for use”. (electromobility, technology) Go to Source
Author: Golem Online News
Electric car: Geely launches electric Panda
With the Panda Mini, Geely has launched a small electric car that costs the equivalent of 5,500 or 7,400 euros, depending on the variant. (electric car, automobile) Go to Source
Charging stations: Google Maps improves route planning for electric cars
The route planning of Google Maps in electric cars has not been convincing so far. Now there should be better functions. (Google Maps, smartphone) Go to Source
Mercedes: The new eSprinter has a range of 400 kilometers
Mercedes is equipping its electric delivery van with more power and range. The end of delivery vans with internal combustion engines is in sight. (Mercedes Benz, electric car) Go to Source
World tour: Traveling electrically from pole to pole with the Nissan Ariya
The couple Chris and Julie Ramsey want to embark on a 27,000-kilometer journey in a modified Nissan Ariya – purely electrically. (electric car, automobile) Go to Source
Combustion ban: environmental aid fails with climate lawsuit against BMW
Associations such as the German Environmental Aid or Greenpeace want to legally enforce a ban on combustion engines from 2030. Another judgment now rejects this. (electric car, litigation) Go to Source
Volker Wissing: Rail freight associations are against motorway expansion
Freight transport should be increasingly relied on by rail and not more trucks. There aren’t enough drivers for them anyway, according to associations. (traffic turnaround, automobile) Go to Source
Public transport: Many consider the 49-euro ticket to be too expensive
The 49-euro ticket is to come in May. The success and the contribution to the traffic turnaround are expected to be only moderate. (49 euro ticket, politics) Go to Source
i4: BMW cannot be updated on a mountain
The owner of a BMW i4 has discovered the error message that her parking space is too steep for an update of the on-board software. (bmw, electric car) Go to Source
Mexico: BMW accelerates production of electric vehicles
BMW wants to increase the share of e-cars in global sales to 50 percent. To this end, the international production network is being expanded. (bmw, electric car) Go to Source