Tesla has to stop clearing forests in Grünheide for the time being
The rapidly advancing construction of the Gigafactory near Berlin is controversial. Now there is a setback for the US group – at least for the time being. In an urgent …
The rapidly advancing construction of the Gigafactory near Berlin is controversial. Now there is a setback for the US group – at least for the time being. In an urgent …
The left opposition in the Brandenburg state parliament calls for a regular report on the question of the salinization of the groundwater because of the factory of US electric car …
The tightened EU climate plans are likely to lead to cuts at Ford in Germany and Europe. “Our goal for Ford is that we definitely meet the new climate targets. …
The German automotive industry wants to become climate neutral – but open to technology and without stricter intermediate goals. VDA President Müller attacks the commission. The German automotive industry criticizes …
In Europe, Ford is already using 100 percent renewable electricity to power the UK, Craiova, and Cologne plants, including vehicle assembly and engine plants. Ford expects Europe to be one …
Car manufacturers and electrosceptics have high hopes for synthetic fuels. But they pollute the environment more than expected, a study shows. e-fuels help the climate, but endanger air, water and …
Beijing wants to relax the requirements for environmentally friendly vehicles this year. The car market has suffered heavily from the corona crisis. The Chinese government plans to ease the obligations …
The French government is setting up the vehicle and engine market surveillance service. Its mission is to verify that the vehicles, trailers, systems, components and separate technical units as well …
The plug-in hybrid drive is considered the entry into electric mobility. But the supposedly environmentally friendly drive has its pitfalls. It is a red flag for environmentalists, a tax-saving model …
Volvo Cars’ factory in Chengdu – the largest factory in China from the Swedish manufacturer – now runs entirely on renewable energy. This has increased the share of renewable energy …
Motor vehicle tax will increase for new cars with high fuel consumption from 2021. On Friday in Berlin, the Federal Cabinet launched an amendment to the law for more climate …
According to Bosch, the automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen also has to pay a fine for manipulating the exhaust gas emissions of diesel vehicles. The public prosecutor’s office in Stuttgart imposed …
For a while, drivers of electric cars such as Tesla in particular were told that their supposedly climate-friendly vehicle ultimately caused more CO2 emissions than a normal combustion car due …
Although the average carbon dioxide emissions of new cars sold in the EU were below the set limit in 2018, they increased year-on-year. The European Commission notes that this is …
Batteries must be properly recycled so that the electric car is environmentally friendly. But there are still some problems to be solved. E-mobility is likely to really pick up speed …
In a study, the environmental protection organization Greenpeace warns of more individual traffic and advocates against excessive car use in city. A short study by Greenpeace said that many people …
Toyota is increasingly producing its own clean electricity: At the location of its European headquarters in Brussels, the automobile manufacturer has now put a new wind turbine and a solar …
Particulate matter is a health problem in many metropolitan areas because the tiny particles can penetrate deep into the lungs. An experiment at the CERN research center is now proving …
Porsche is committed to nature and species conservation at the Zuffenhausen site: the company settles 13 bee colonies, each with around 50,000 bees, on its own orchard. Bee populations in …
The German federal government wanted to use hardware retrofits for older diesels to combat urban air pollution. But despite the grant, hardly anyone accepts the offer. The hardware retrofits for …
Toyota celebrates over 15 million hybrid models sold and claims to have saved 120 million tons of CO2. Nevertheless, there are deficits in fully electric models if you want to …
On Saturday, members of the Grünheide citizens’ initiative demonstrated against Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, the under construction electric car factory by Tesla. They adhered to the distance regulations to contain the coronavirus …
Fall of 70 to 80% of road traffic and more than 50% (currently 75%) of plane flights in Ile-de-France: Airparif noted at the end of last week a drop of …
Passenger vehicle CO2 emissions rose for the third consecutive year in Europe despite use of more fuel efficient combustion engines, slumping diesel sales and increasing adoption of plug-in electric vehicles. …