https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed There have been a few roadblocks but two shiny new Tesla patrol cars in the Swiss canton of Basel–Stadt have finally been given the go-ahead to hit the streets. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190429/swiss-city-of-basel-finally-rolls-out-tesla-police-cars Mon, 29 Apr 2019 13:15:01 +0200 swiss-city-of-basel-finally-rolls-out-tesla-police-cars The Swiss government has given five firms the green-light to build new electric vehicle charging stations at 100 rest areas along the country's motorways. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190307/swiss-motorways-to-get-100-new-electric-vehicle-charging-stations Thu, 07 Mar 2019 17:08:16 +0100 swiss-motorways-to-get-100-new-electric-vehicle-charging-stations Police in the Swiss canton of Basel-Stadt on Thursday showed off their new customized Tesla X 100D emergency response vehicles. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181206/basel-unveils-cool-new-customized-tesla-patrol-cars Thu, 06 Dec 2018 20:27:28 +0100 basel-unveils-cool-new-customized-tesla-patrol-cars Electric cars in Switzerland will have to get louder in future as the country adopts EU safety protocols to protect the blind and partially sighted. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181105/louder-electric-cars-even-in-peaceful-switzerland Mon, 05 Nov 2018 12:12:06 +0100 louder-electric-cars-even-in-peaceful-switzerland Swiss energy firm EBL plans to create an E-Mobility Hub in in the canton of Basel-Landschaft which could be used by 130,000 cars a day. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180612/switzerland-to-get-europes-largest-electric-vehicle-charging-station Tue, 12 Jun 2018 17:29:41 +0200 switzerland-to-get-europes-largest-electric-vehicle-charging-station Police in the canton of Basel-Stadt plan to get some fancy new patrol cars in the form of seven electric Tesla Model X-100D cars for a total price tag of just under a million francs. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180316/basel-police-set-to-buy-customised-tesla-patrol-cars-switzerland Fri, 16 Mar 2018 17:59:40 +0100 basel-police-set-to-buy-customised-tesla-patrol-cars-switzerland Owners of electric cars who intend to drive up the high altitude Great St Bernard pass need no longer worry about recharging in advance. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170210/switzerland-installs-first-high-alpine-electric-car-charging-point Fri, 10 Feb 2017 11:29:46 +0100 switzerland-installs-first-high-alpine-electric-car-charging-point The 83rd annual Geneva International Motor Show wound up on Sunday with total attendance registered at 690,000, down two percent from the previous year. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130318/geneva-car-show-registers-drop-in-visitors Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:08:00 +0100 geneva-car-show-registers-drop-in-visitors