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 Germany boosts support for electric cars with cash bonuses and a million charging points German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday said her government was stepping up efforts to roll out a vast network of electric car charging points in a bid to encourage drivers to make the switch and help the country meet its climate targets. https://www.thelocal.de/20191103/cash-bonuses-and-one-million-charging-points-as-germany-supports-electric-cars Sun, 03 Nov 2019 18:56:41 +0100 cash-bonuses-and-one-million-charging-points-as-germany-supports-electric-cars Munich's beloved car giant - BMW turns 100 One of Germany's greatest car companies turns 100 on Monday. We take a look at how BMW became the manufacturing giant that it is today. https://www.thelocal.de/20160307/munich-bmw-cars-industry-100-years-germany Mon, 07 Mar 2016 08:52:00 +0100 munich-bmw-cars-industry-100-years-germany Porsche racing to have electric car ready by 2020 Porsche is to invest €1 billion ($1.09bn) to bring its first all electric car to market by “the end of the decade,” the German luxury sportscar giant said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151205/porsche-electric-car-by-2020 Sat, 05 Dec 2015 10:55:51 +0100 porsche-electric-car-by-2020