The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed German car maker Mercedes plans to abandon combustion engines by 2039 German giant Mercedes-Benz says it wants to stop selling traditional combustion engine cars by 2039 and plans for its new vehicles sold worldwide by that time to be carbon-neutral. https://www.thelocal.de/20190513/german-car-maker-mercedes-plans-to-abandon-combustion-engines-by-2039 Mon, 13 May 2019 23:18:43 +0200 german-car-maker-mercedes-plans-to-abandon-combustion-engines-by-2039 Germany’s first electric Autobahn for hybrid trucks opens near Frankfurt The 'eHighway' project, which sees hybrid trucks powered via overhead lines for the first time on a public Autobahn in Germany, launched on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190507/germanys-first-electric-autobahn-for-hybrid-trucks-opens-near-frankfurt Tue, 07 May 2019 12:49:48 +0200 germanys-first-electric-autobahn-for-hybrid-trucks-opens-near-frankfurt