Battery recycling: Why the electric car has a second life
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 …
Greenpeace fears of ‘public transport collapse’ in cities due to coronavirus
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 produces clean energy for its European headquarters
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 …
How fine dust is created from air pollutants – CERN experiment reveals new details
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 settles 650,000 honey bees on its own orchard in Germany
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 …
VW complains about lack of demand for diesel retrofits
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: 15 million hybrids save 120 million tons of CO2
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 …
Protesters gather at Tesla Gigafactory Berlin site once again
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 …
Pollution levels plummets in Paris after Coronavirus lockdown
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 …
CO2 emissions in Europe continue to rise with falling diesel car sales
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. …