Drivers of Electric cars pay significantly more at the charging station than they should. Refueling is particularly expensive at fast charging stations. Electricity there costs up to 140 percent more than in a conventional household. With the somewhat slower variants, the electricity is 49 percent more expensive. This is the result of a study commissioned… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Elektroautos: Study shows how drivers are excluded from prices at the charging stations001189
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German Handelsblatt: Italy’s first Gigafactory: “As big as VW in Wolfsburg” – one of the largest battery factories in Europe is to be built in northern Italy003074
Scarmagno The old factory halls have started to rust, windows have been smashed, scaffolding supports the ailing concrete ceiling. Everything looks a bit like “The Walking Dead” here. Instead of zombies, a wiry man in a suit walks through the weathered backdrop, blue slippers on his feet, a thick buckle on his belt: Lars Carlstrom… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Italy’s first Gigafactory: “As big as VW in Wolfsburg” – one of the largest battery factories in Europe is to be built in northern Italy003074
German Manager Magazin: Tesla Gigafactory Grünheide presents itself to the public: Folk festival for Tesla’s electric car factory001183
Critics complainthat the industrial building is partly being built in a water protection area. The car factory at the gates of Berlin is one of the most important industrial projects in East Germany. Musk originally estimated the construction costs at 1.1 billion euros, but said in the meantime that the budget would be exceeded. For… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Tesla Gigafactory Grünheide presents itself to the public: Folk festival for Tesla’s electric car factory001183
German Manager Magazin: Opel: Stellantis examines outsourcing of the Rüsselsheim and Eisenach plants001179
The auto company Stellantis (Peugeot, Fiat, Chrysler) is considering its German daughter Opel to withdraw responsibility for two important works. In order to further strengthen cooperation and greater flexibility within the group, the company announced on Thursday that it was considering developing the Rüsselsheim and Eisenach production facilities into their own legal and production organizations.… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Opel: Stellantis examines outsourcing of the Rüsselsheim and Eisenach plants001179
German Manager Magazin: Tesla: Headquarters moved from Palo Alto to Austin Texas 001179
Tesla officially relocates the company headquarters from Silicon Valley to Texas. CEO Elon Musk (50) announced the move on Friday night at the electric car manufacturer’s general meeting. It has already been held at the new headquarters in the city of Austin, where Tesla is building a large plant: the “Gigafactory 5”, which is to… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Tesla: Headquarters moved from Palo Alto to Austin Texas 001179
German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: “Opel is being dismembered” – Stellantis overtakes its German subsidiary003069
Opel headquarters in Rüsselsheim Parent company Stellantis wants to withdraw its German subsidiary responsibility under corporate law over its own factories. (Photo: Reuters) Munich Michael Lohscheller had probably seen it coming: Opel is gradually being compressed into a brand shell by the once independent car manufacturer. Before the full extent of the shrinking cure becomes… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: “Opel is being dismembered” – Stellantis overtakes its German subsidiary003069
German Manager Magazin: Aston Martin: What the new boss Tobias Moers is up to with the sports car brand001165
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German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Chip shortage causes further production downtimes and short-time work in the VW main plant003010
VW production As a result of the chip crisis, there are further restrictions at the main plant in Wolfsburg. (Photo: Reuters) Wolfsburg The ongoing supply crisis for important electronic components such as microchips is leading to renewed production downtimes and short-time working at the Wolfsburg headquarters at Volkswagen. The restrictions that were initially calculated by… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Chip shortage causes further production downtimes and short-time work in the VW main plant003010
German Handelsblatt: Climate change: Because they do not guarantee that the combustion engine will be switched off by 2030: Umwelthilfe sued BMW and Mercedes002977
BMW The conversion to alternative drives is not going fast enough for environmentalists. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf Because the auto industry has not responded to their demands, the German Environmental Aid (DUH) has now officially filed a lawsuit against BMW and the Daimler subsidiary Mercedes. “It happened exactly as we thought it would,” said DUH lawyer… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Climate change: Because they do not guarantee that the combustion engine will be switched off by 2030: Umwelthilfe sued BMW and Mercedes002977
German Handelsblatt: Truck manufacturer: In 2030, Daimler Truck wants to sell more trucks with electric drives in Europe than with combustion engines
Electric Mercedes-Benz eActros truck According to Daimler Truck boss Martin Daum, the manufacturer is severely affected by the shortages in semiconductor products. (Photo: dpa) Stuttgart The truck manufacturer Daimler Truck is severely reducing the proportion of conventional internal combustion engines to reduce climate-damaging CO2 emissions. “In 2030, we want to sell more electric trucks in… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Truck manufacturer: In 2030, Daimler Truck wants to sell more trucks with electric drives in Europe than with combustion engines