Dear reader,
The dramatic floods in southern Germany dominated the headlines this week. The mobility industry was also affected: Audi canceled shifts at the beginning of the week. Numerous rail travelers around Munich had to prepare for train cancellations and delays lasting hours. We should all prepare for the fact that such events will become more frequent – and think about adapting our mobility behavior so that we limit the damage.
The bicycle industry moves in waves. Electric two-wheelers in particular boomed during the pandemic. Manufacturers increased capacity and retailers ordered like crazy. Too wild, as it soon turned out. Demand stagnated and warehouses were full. The situation is now changing again in one segment: market leader Shimano can no longer supply sufficient components for racing bikes, gravel bikes and fitness bikes. There is a risk of a bottleneck. My colleague Lutz Reiche found out and explained that how this could have happened
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At one time, more than 100 companies exhibited their models in Geneva. Now the world-famous car showroom at Lac Leman is history. After a three-year break, the organizers tried again this year. However, the response was so modest that after 119 years it’s over.
Deep Drive: German Clean Men
The men’s European Football Championship starts a week from Friday. The tournament is partly suitable as an eco-event. At least praise Transport & Environment
Uefa and hosts Germany, for example, who want to make the European Championship the “greenest of all time” with their commitment to discounted train tickets for fans. Most national teams, on the other hand, fare worse. Only Germany and Switzerland have committed to refraining from air travel during the tournament. Teams could reduce their carbon emissions by 60 percent if they traveled to games by bus or train, according to a T&E calculation.
In China, in addition to electric cars (and racing bikes), plug-in hybrids are currently in vogue. BYD and Geely are now engaged in a bizarre PHEV battle. Both recently presented new plug-in hybrids that can travel more than 2,000 kilometers on a single tank and charge. Geely then reacted angrily to BYD publicly claiming to have developed the “most thermally efficient engine in the world” with an efficiency of 46.06 percent. A Geely engine achieves 46.1 percent. The opponents then threw each other Certificates around your ears
to assert their dominance. Other car manufacturers would certainly be happy to join in the fight – if only they had the drives.
Have a good week.
Yours, Christoph Seyerlein
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