The dream of Tesla & Co.

A All talk about Tesla and the wonderful electric cars, but the trend is going in the opposite direction: heavy fuel-guzzling cars are in demand. The Ford Motor Company, which is about the same as Tesla on the stock market, sold just 73,104 so-called F-Series pick-up trucks in April this year. This is the best… Continue reading The dream of Tesla & Co.

ZF brings out the robot mini bus

N Still, the streetcars’ transporters are a source of surprise: electric vans that are used by the postal service in large numbers while large automakers are still in the test stage. The co-founder of Streetscooter GmbH, the Aachen Professor Günther Schuh, has now become the automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen taken to the partner. Together, they… Continue reading ZF brings out the robot mini bus

Prosecutor sees overall responsibility for diesel fraud VW

Prosecutor sees overall responsibility for diesel fraud at VW exhaust scandal Prosecutor sees overall responsibility for diesel fraud at VW From Braunschweig’s chief prosecutor Klaus Ziehe said that Volkswagen AG as a whole has a duty and not just a department. The first procedure has already been completed.

The truck revolution

A ls Frank Appel the motto was that Deutsche Post DHL should become a green corporation, he could not imagine this scenario yet: the CEO would once run a company that manufactures electric cars. Not at all, his imagination was so far that the largest postal and logistics service provider in the world would once… Continue reading The truck revolution

The thousandth electric van in the post office

e r is on soft feet therefore, is nimble, manoeuvrable, environmentally friendly and a deliverer of a special kind: The electric transporter of Deutsche Post, briefly called street scooter, is one of the favorite projects of Manager Jürgen Gerdes , Gerdes is responsible for letters, e-commerce and parcels in the Post Group. And he has… Continue reading The thousandth electric van in the post office

Who owns the VW billion?

D The federal states are divided over the distribution of the billion-dollar fine that the Volkswagen Group has paid to Lower Saxony for the diesel scandal. While the finance ministers of the states of Hesse, Schleswig-Holstein and Brandenburg endorse a nationwide distribution, Bavaria and Hamburg reject this. Of course everyone has additional resources available. But… Continue reading Who owns the VW billion?

Electric car from the kit

I Somehow it must be the clan’s blood: Anyway, Achim Kampker is not the only inventor in the family. His father works as a civil engineer; one of two older brothers takes care of production robots Daimler , the other screwed in the service of the workshop chain Moto. And all three of them studied… Continue reading Electric car from the kit

The electric Volksauto comes from Aachen

A chim Kampker is only 34 years old. He is likely to be by far the youngest boss of a German automobile company – and probably this superlative even applies to the entire car industry around the globe. Granted: The Kampker founded Streetscooter GmbH in Aachen has almost nothing in common with the big companies… Continue reading The electric Volksauto comes from Aachen

The diesel scandal comes at a high price for Volkswagen

N The board of the Volkswagen Group usually meets on Tuesdays. When he met again on Wednesday for an unscheduled meeting, it was already apparent to initiates that there had to be a significant issue. How significant – this was soon after the stock market closed, when the company announced in a mandatory statement to… Continue reading The diesel scandal comes at a high price for Volkswagen

Ford throws several models from his program

B a second largest American automaker ford shows the austerity effect – the profit rose sharply at the beginning of the year. The group nevertheless announced further massive cost reductions. By 2022, $ 25.5 billion should be saved, as Ford announced Wednesday after the US market close. The effort is radically accelerated – in the… Continue reading Ford throws several models from his program