German Handelsblatt: New mobility: This is how a small Greek island becomes the Volkswagen future laboratory004459

Sailing yachts and fishing boats bob in the picturesque harbour, around which whitewashed cube houses are grouped like rows in an amphitheater. A Venetian fortress towers over everything. An idyllic tranquility reigns on the Greek island of Astypalea. The 1300 locals are almost among themselves, only a few visitors stroll through the streets. The small… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: New mobility: This is how a small Greek island becomes the Volkswagen future laboratory004459

German Handelsblatt: New mobility: This is how a small Greek island becomes the Volkswagen future laboratory004460

Sailing yachts and fishing boats bob in the picturesque harbour, around which whitewashed cube houses are grouped like rows in an amphitheater. A Venetian fortress towers over everything. An idyllic tranquility reigns on the Greek island of Astypalea. The 1300 locals are almost among themselves, only a few visitors stroll through the streets. The small… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: New mobility: This is how a small Greek island becomes the Volkswagen future laboratory004460

German Handelsblatt: Electric car ranking: Tesla is weakening, Opel is catching up: The ten most popular electric cars 2022004459

Anyone who wants to buy a car currently needs a lot of staying power. Delivery problems continue to slow down sales. According to the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA), 207,199 cars were newly registered in May, around ten percent less than in the same month last year. This is the second lowest sales level in… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Electric car ranking: Tesla is weakening, Opel is catching up: The ten most popular electric cars 2022004459

German Handelsblatt: Insight Innovation: Silicon in batteries: Mercedes and Tesla rely on the super material 004457

New battery material Automakers have high hopes for silicon. It hisses, hums and whirrs: In the laboratory of the battery specialist Sila Nanotechnologies, one huge test station is lined up after the next. In ever new experiments, dozens of researchers are optimizing different batteries to make them even more powerful. “We are making the battery… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Insight Innovation: Silicon in batteries: Mercedes and Tesla rely on the super material 004457

German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Electric offensive in the USA: VW opens battery laboratory in Chattanooga004456

They have to endure a lot, the new batteries of the ID.4. The new electric SUV is intended to boost Volkswagen sales, which have long been weakening in the USA. The German carmaker doesn’t need problems with the power storage unit, which forces competitors to recall from time to time. The group is therefore testing… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Electric offensive in the USA: VW opens battery laboratory in Chattanooga004456