Category: Automotive

Musk’s dangerous arrogance

e It’s amazing how self-esteem and track record can diverge. The electric vehicle manufacturer has no 30,000 cars Tesla shipped in the first quarter, $ 3.4 billion implemented and a total of more than a billion dollars of money burned. By contrast, Ford has delivered 1.67 million vehicles, $ 42 billion in revenue and $… Continue reading Musk’s dangerous arrogance

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.

The electric car does not come alone

M sometimes things just take a bit longer. Electromobility is an example. The topic has been going through the railroad for decades. But in road-bound traffic – that lasts. Now it seems that the electric car will prevail, at least in the medium term, and slowly, but steadily, the electric (city) bus sneaks into public… Continue reading The electric car does not come alone

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

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

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

Ford relocates to Detroit Historic Station

The imposing construction from the front Picture: dpa Not only the city, but also Detroit Central Station has been neglected in recent years. Now car manufacturer Ford sets an example – and wants to develop the future of mobility in the halls. D he heritage-listed train station in Detroit, one of the United States’ most… Continue reading Ford relocates to Detroit Historic Station