Volkswagen is converting the shift system at its only electric car factory. The step was announced by changing a company agreement. Go to Source
Category: German Press
Environmental protection: Mercedes obliges company car drivers to use electric cars
Mercedes wants its employees to drive electric. Anyone who is entitled to a company car must take an electric car. (Mercedes Benz, Electric car) Go to Source
End of an era: BMW stops building combustion engines in Germany
After more than 60 years, it’s over: BMW has stopped producing combustion engines in Germany. (BMW, Electric car) Go to Source
No juice in sight: every second place has no charging station
In almost every second of the 10,700 German communities there is no publicly accessible charging station. And eight out of ten municipalities lack a fast charger. (Electric car, automobile) Go to Source
Arsenic in water: BMW’s cobalt supplier is said to be seriously damaging to the environment
A scientist said he had never experienced such high levels of arsenic in water samples. (raw materials, Electric car) Go to Source
MPV: Volvo EM90 electric van with six seats announced
With the EM90, Volvo is bringing its first fully electric van onto the market. The six-seat MPV has a 116 kWh battery. (Volvo, automobile) Go to Source
German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Slow, sluggish, complicated: Which tough cuts should save VW008095
A billion-dollar savings package is intended to renovate the VW brand, with costs for employees alone expected to fall by 20 percent. A new power structure makes planning more difficult. Go to Source
German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Slow, sluggish, complicated: Which tough cuts should save VW008094
A billion-dollar savings package is intended to renovate the VW brand, with costs for employees alone expected to fall by 20 percent. A new power structure makes planning more difficult. Go to Source
German Manager Magazine: Porsche SE: Decline in profits at VW parent company002874
The VW umbrella company Porsche SE (PSE) made less profit in the first three quarters of the year than in the same period last year. After the first nine months of the year, the group result after taxes was 3.8 billion euros, as the DAX company announced on Monday in Stuttgart. In the same period… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Porsche SE: Decline in profits at VW parent company002874
German Manager Magazine: Entrepreneur of the Year 2023 – Fenecon: Power storage for everyone002874
There is a beige and curved lounger in the Feilmeiers’ living room. Franz-Josef Feilmeier (40) calls it his thinker’s couch. If the entrepreneur thinks here, with a view of the trees, the trampoline and his children playing, then it could be that another piece of the puzzle for the energy transition is being conceived –… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Entrepreneur of the Year 2023 – Fenecon: Power storage for everyone002874