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Volkswagen may recall 124,000 e-cars over carcinogenic metal

Wed, 01 Aug 2018 11:21:45 +0200

Volkswagen on Tuesday said it may be forced to recall 124,000 electric and hybrid cars due to the presence of cadmium, a carcinogenic metal, in the vehicles.

German automakers are biggest global spenders on electric cars: study

Mon, 12 Mar 2018 15:31:16 +0100

Germany's massive car industry is the biggest investor worldwide in electric vehicles, a study published Monday found, as it scrambles under increasing pressure to adopt low-emissions technology.

German carmakers to build European e-charging network

Tue, 29 Nov 2016 13:51:51 +0100

German carmakers BMW, Daimler, Porsche and Audi and US competitor Ford said on Tuesday they would cooperate on a Europe-wide network of electric charging stations.

Long-vanished German car brand joins electric race

Wed, 26 Oct 2016 19:13:00 +0200

Cars bearing the stamp of once-defunct manufacturer Borgward will once again roll off an assembly line in north Germany from 2018, the firm said Wednesday.

Germany greens streets with €4,000 discount on every e-car

Wed, 27 Apr 2016 16:17:10 +0200

Germany will subsidise electric car purchases to give a jolt to sluggish growth in the sector and help meet national climate goals with zero-emission mobility, the government said Wednesday.

Can e-cars thrive in wake of emissions scandal?

Mon, 28 Sep 2015 14:08:03 +0200

The Volkswagen emissions cheating scandal has raised serious questions about the viability of diesel as a clean energy source. Could this be the chance to dominate Germany that electric cars have been waiting for?

Electric cars fail to gain traction in Germany

Wed, 29 May 2013 09:37:00 +0200

Germany plans to have one million electric vehicles on its roads by 2020, but so far that goal seems remote as the nation's motorists have shown little love for the quietly humming vehicles.

Daimler teams up with competition for fuel cells

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:51:00 +0100

German carmaker Daimler said on Monday it had teamed up with Franco-Japanese automakers Renault-Nissan and US giant Ford to develop a fuel cell for electric cars by 2017.

Electric cars less climate friendly than thought

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:48:00 +0100

Germany’s plan to put a million electric cars on the road by 2020 is unlikely to do much for the environment without a dramatic increase in renewable energy, the daily Tageszeitung reported on Monday.

BMW unveils electric and hybrid concept cars

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:38:00 +0200

Six weeks before the Frankfurt Motor Show, BMW has unveiled concept vehicles that the company hopes will make it a trend-setter in the electric car business.

Munich university prepares to unveil affordable electric car

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:18:00 +0200

An affordable electric car? Researchers at the Technical University Munich (TUM) believe they’re close to having an answer. Say hello to the Mute. While it can't speak, it can drive pretty darn fast.

‘Green’ cars battle for eco-marathon title

Sat, 28 May 2011 11:08:00 +0200

It's a motor rally with a difference: souped-up "green" vehicles going head to head in an international eco-marathon to see who runs the longest on as little energy as possible.

Government to pump billions into electric cars

Sun, 15 May 2011 16:31:00 +0200

The German government is planning to give a massive financial boost to the research and development of electric cars, aiming to have 1 million on the road by 2020.

Germany reportedly mulling e-car subsidies

Thu, 05 May 2011 16:07:00 +0200

The German government is reportedly considering splashing out billions of subsidies for e-mobility efforts in order to help meet its goal of getting a million electric cars on the nation's streets by 2020.

BMW and Peugeot team up for hybrid technology

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:41:00 +0100

The German luxury carmaker BMW and PSA Peugeot Citroen of France announced Monday they would invest €100 million ($138 million) in a joint venture to develop hybrid vehicle technology.

BMW launches electric and hybrid brand

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 21:16:00 +0100

The German luxury carmaker BMW unveiled on Monday its long-awaited new brand, BMW i, with two new models to be equipped with electric and hybrid drive systems from 2013.

SAP revs up electric car operations

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:49:00 +0100

German software maker SAP is taking steps into the electric car market. The company is developing programs to manage emission-free corporate fleets and will add electric vehicles to its own group of company cars.

Electric car sets new distance record

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:47:00 +0200

An electric car drove from Munich in southern Germany to Berlin without recharging its battery on Tuesday, setting what organisers hailed as a new world distance record for an everyday vehicle.

Germany jumpstarts electric car initiative

Mon, 03 May 2010 16:33:00 +0200

Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday kicked off an ambitious initiative to put one million electric cars on Germany’s streets in the next decade.

Deutsche Bahn to launch electro-car sharing programme

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:03:00 +0100

German national rail provider Deutsche Bahn plans to start a pilot programme in Berlin and Potsdam in summer 2010 to test an electric car sharing service, financial daily Handelsblatt reported on Friday.