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 A new Swiss law on carbon dioxide emissions means that imports of electric vehicles are likely to climb in 2021. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210125/why-now-is-a-good-time-to-buy-an-electric-car-in-switzerland Mon, 25 Jan 2021 15:35:59 +0100 why-now-is-a-good-time-to-buy-an-electric-car-in-switzerland 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 UPDATED: Tesla on Friday defended its data protection credentials after Swiss media outlets reported that the roll-out of new Tesla police cars in the canton of Basel–Stadt could be delayed because of concerns over data relayed by the vehicles to the US carmaker's servers. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181220/switzerlands-new-tesla-police-cars-hit-data-protection-roadblock Thu, 20 Dec 2018 20:24:35 +0100 switzerlands-new-tesla-police-cars-hit-data-protection-roadblock Switzerland is to get Europe's first-ever Hyperloop test track. It will be used for research into ultra-high-speed vacuum ground transportation. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181213/europes-first-ever-hyperloop-test-track-to-be-built-in-swiss-canton-of-valais Thu, 13 Dec 2018 21:08:19 +0100 europes-first-ever-hyperloop-test-track-to-be-built-in-swiss-canton-of-valais 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 A two-month-old baby was trapped in a Tesla car in Zurich for over an hour on Tuesday after he was accidentally locked in the vehicle by his mother. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180621/zurich-police-rescue-two-month-old-baby-from-tesla Thu, 21 Jun 2018 12:52:12 +0200 zurich-police-rescue-two-month-old-baby-from-tesla 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 Updated: US carmaker Telsa says investigations into an accident involving one of its cars in southern Switzerland on May 10th are still ongoing with the cause not yet known despite speculation by local firefighters that the vehicle’s batteries may have been to blame. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180515/swiss-tesla-accident-crash-may-have-sparked-battery-fire Tue, 15 May 2018 16:29:52 +0200 swiss-tesla-accident-crash-may-have-sparked-battery-fire 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