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German FAZ: Piastri’s point victory in the World Cup fight010299

He is back at the crucial moment: Oscar Piastri won the sprint race at the start of the final battle in Formula 1 for the drivers’ title on Saturday. The McLaren driver reduced his gap to the overall leader, his teammate Lando Norris, to 22 points. The Englishman came third behind George Russell in the… Continue reading German FAZ: Piastri’s point victory in the World Cup fight010299

German FAZ: Does switching to an electric car work?010299

There are numerous objections to the electric car. F.A.Z. publisher Carsten Knop wanted to know what was wrong with range anxiety and a lack of charging stations and ordered his new company car with a battery-electric drive. After half a year, the first 10,000 kilometers have now been completed. In this podcast he reports on… Continue reading German FAZ: Does switching to an electric car work?010299

German FAZ: Does switching to an electric car work?010299

From the end: combustion engines should also be sold after 2035

The coalition has decided to campaign against the de facto ban on internal combustion engines in the EU. It remains unclear whether this will help the industry. (Combustion ban, Electric car) Go to Source

Test drive Leapmotor B10: Leapmotor delivers the next price-performance hit

With the B10, Leapmotor is attacking the top-selling middle class – and with an amazing price-performance ratio. (Leapmotor, Electric car) Go to Source

German FAZ: Completely detached010294

On the moveAn old saying about Harley-Davidson can also be applied to Vespa: You buy an attitude to life and get (not a motorcycle, but) a scooter with it. This is even more true now that the Italian brand is celebrating its 80th birthday next year. The largest Vespa meeting of all time is scheduled… Continue reading German FAZ: Completely detached010294

German FAZ: Up to 5000 euros subsidy for the electric car010294

In Brussels, the black-red federal government wants to advocate for a longer future for dual-drive cars and at the same time promote the purchase of purely electric cars and plug-in hybrids in Germany. The coalition committee agreed on Friday night to once again set up a purchase premium and to make a total of three… Continue reading German FAZ: Up to 5000 euros subsidy for the electric car010294

German FAZ: Volkswagen breaks away from the designer of the time machine010296

As soon as you enter Italdesign’s headquarters in northern Italy, you encounter automotive history. Immediately in the entrance area, visitors come across the “DeLorean DMC-12” with its emblematic gullwing doors, a car that was designed in the early 1980s by designer and company founder Giorgetto Giugiaro and achieved Hollywood fame in the classic film “Back… Continue reading German FAZ: Volkswagen breaks away from the designer of the time machine010296

German FAZ: Billing starts at 010295

Škoda from the Czech Republic, once taken under its wing by Volkswagen shortly after reunification, has long since established itself on the German car market. With a good 165,000 new registrations in the first three quarters of 2025, the brand from Mlada Boleslav is in fourth place in Germany. Only parent VW, BMW and Mercedes-Benz… Continue reading German FAZ: Billing starts at 010295

German FAZ: VW is setting up a kind of second Wolfsburg in China010294

The people who are supposed to pull the VW car out of the software mess are mostly around thirty, male and almost exclusively Chinese. They sit shoulder to shoulder in open-plan offices with hundreds of people. Many lines of computer code can be seen on the screen in front of them, and there is often… Continue reading German FAZ: VW is setting up a kind of second Wolfsburg in China010294