Volkswagen AG said its flagship electric car model, the ID.3 hatchback, wouldn’t be delivered to customers until September, several months later than originally planned after software glitches delayed production. Volkswagen Continue Reading
The German cabinet has approved a national hydrogen strategy focused on support for electrolysis, targeting 14 TWh of renewable hydrogen production by 2030, it said June 10. Receive daily email Continue Reading
German industrial output posted a record plunge in April as the coronavirus pandemic forced manufacturers in Europe’s largest economy to halt production, with firms expecting a bumpy road ahead despite Continue Reading
German industrial production took a record-hit in April, before a gradual easing of lockdown restrictions set off an ever-so-slow recovery. Output slumped 17.9% during the month that saw unprecedented closures of Continue Reading
Germany’s Rhine River is entering dry summer months with water levels at their lowest in two decades, prompting fears of shipping disruption on Europe’s most important inland waterway. After spring showers Continue Reading
The German economy has passed the trough of its coronavirus recession and is starting to grow again, the Bundesbank said, endorsing the government’s sweeping fiscal stimulus that should underpin the Continue Reading
Volkswagen is one of the few automakers already implementing its long-term electrification strategy and preparing for mass-scale electric vehicle manufacturing, despite the negative outlook for the auto industry due to Continue Reading
Volkswagen plans to increase its share in JAC Volkswagen, its joint venture for e-mobility. Around €1 billion is to be invested. This amount includes the acquisition of 50% of JAG, Continue Reading
Draft law lifts maximum bid, adds second component to avoid draw Cabinet to decide Wed, stakeholders call for adjustments Hydrogen (non-grid) fields to be included at a later stage Germany’s Continue Reading
Driving activity in Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, has rebounded to pre-COVID levels as lockdowns ease but remains below year-ago levels and questions still hang over the pace of oil demand Continue Reading
The German economy is likely to shrink by 6.6% this year as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic before growing by 10.2% in 2021, the Ifo Institute said on Thursday Continue Reading
The energy transition can be compared to a marathon instead of a sprint. As the costs of photovoltaic cells and wind turbines have significantly decreased, decarbonizing the economy has become Continue Reading
Daimler AG is pushing ahead with plans to produce an all-electric version of its flagship Mercedes S-Class sedan from next year even as it cuts back in other areas to weather a Continue Reading
Five years after the massive Dieselgate scandal made global headlines, a German court is now ready to wrap up the case against Volkswagen, ordering the automaker to pay out as Continue Reading
Lufthansa ( LHAG.DE ), which is in talks with the German government over a 9 billion euro ($9.8 billion) bailout, will resume flights to 20 destinations from mid-June, including some Continue Reading
Germany’s DIHK chambers of industry and commerce expect Europe’s largest economy to shrink at least 10% this year due to the coronavirus crisis, its president said on Tuesday, a much Continue Reading
Thousands of Germans across the country took to the streets on Saturday to protest against restrictions imposed by the government to contain the coronavirus pandemic, police and organisers said. Germany’s Continue Reading
The shuttering of another German slaughterhouse to stem a coronavirus outbreak added to calls for tighter rules in an industry long criticized for poor working conditions and crowded accommodation for Continue Reading
Lufthansa ( LHAG.DE ) plans to resume flights to destinations including Los Angeles, Toronto and Mumbai next month as it begins to restore some of the capacity grounded by the Continue Reading
The German economy shrank 2.2% in the first quarter, the most in more than a decade, offering an early flavor of the damage from the coronavirus outbreak. Less than two weeks Continue Reading
Germany has introduced a mass testing regime, including drive-through centres like this one in Berlin Coronavirus infections are rising in Germany, official data shows, just days after the country eased Continue Reading
German factories saw demand collapse in March, when measures to contain the coronavirus brought the economy to a sudden halt. Orders fell 15.6% from the previous month, the most since data Continue Reading
Twenty years ago, before climate change was as widely seen as the existential threat it is today, Germany embarked on an ambitious program to transform the way it produced electric Continue Reading
The eyes of the retail world are on Germany, the first major Western economy to start reopening bigger stores. Companies large and small, which have been hammered by the COVID-19 Continue Reading
German officials signaled there won’t be a significant further easing of restrictions on public life for at least another week as data showed coronavirus infections in Europe’s biggest economy rose Continue Reading
Germany’s spring showers haven’t materialized this year, and that’s drying out the country’s most important river, prompting concerns that key industrial goods might have trouble making it to their destination. Continue Reading
German business morale crashed in April in its most dramatic fall on record and hit its lowest reading ever as the coronavirus crisis strikes Europe’s largest economy “with full fury”, Continue Reading
The German economy suffered a deeper-than-anticipated slump at the start of the second quarter as coronavirus-related restrictions led to a collapse in demand. IHS Markit’s monthly Purchasing Managers’ Index plunged to Continue Reading
Germany’s solar panels produced record amounts of electricity, exacerbating market forces that were already hammering the profitability of the country’s remaining coal plants. Gin-clear skies over central Europe helped photovoltaic Continue Reading
German business confidence collapsed the most in three decades after restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus forced mass closures of companies and stores across Europe’s largest economy. The slump Continue Reading
Germany has set some of the most ambitious goals of any nation for shifting from fossil fuels to greener energy. Now the centerpiece of that push—onshore wind power—is slumping, prompting Continue Reading
German airline group Lufthansa ( LHAG.DE ) will slash flight capacity across its fleet by half over the coming weeks because of the fallout from coronavirus, the company said on Continue Reading
Germany is taking its first steps to build an economy based on hydrogen instead of fossil fuels, seeking to deliver both green growth and to avoid being trapped by a Continue Reading
Lufthansa said on Monday that it was suspending flights to China until April 24 and to Tehran until April 30 due to the coronavirus outbreak. Lufthansa said it was also Continue Reading
In Germany, the DeMoBat collaborative project is developing a robot-assisted dismantling factory for traction batteries and electric motors for EVs. These processes would constitute and important element of a resource-efficient Continue Reading
German unemployment dropped unexpectedly in February, the Federal Labour Office said on Friday, suggesting that the strong job market will continue to propel growth in Europe’s largest economy. Data from Continue Reading
Today in “news that affects all electric vehicle manufacturers but definitely not Tesla stock”, Audi has announced that it has suspended production of its e-Tron electric SUV effective February 20 Continue Reading
Germany’s economy is nearing stagnation in the first quarter due to the coronavirus outbreak, the DIW economic institute said on Wednesday, adding that the German industry would be particularly hit Continue Reading
Tesla Inc got approval from a German court on Thursday to continue to cut down forest near the capital Berlin to build its first European car and battery factory, in Continue Reading
The energy transition is a herculean challenge that is being thwarted by the world’s addiction to fossil fuels. Fortunately, the IEA had some good news recently when it announced that Continue Reading
Germany’s environment minister Svenja Schulze has called for a swift start to green hydrogen production, starting with a 5,000 mt/year auction next year. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & Continue Reading
When Kristin and Thomas Schmitt took out a mortgage and bought a house last summer, the German couple’s dream looked as if it was coming true. Two months later, they Continue Reading
A German court on Sunday ordered Tesla Inc to stop clearing forest land near the capital Berlin to build its first European car and battery factory, a victory for local Continue Reading
The German economy stagnated in the fourth quarter due to weaker private consumption and state spending, data showed on Friday, renewing fears of a recession just as Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Continue Reading
E.ON and Volkswagen have developed an electric vehicle fast-charging system they say is simple, inexpensive and “possible anywhere”. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Continue Reading
Tesla could get state subsidies in its plan to set up a gigafactory in Germany, the country’s economy minister told a weekly newspaper. “In my conversations with (Tesla CEO) Elon Continue Reading
In Germany (the largest car market in Europe), the 2020 registration year started with 246,300 newly registered passenger cars—7.3% less than in January 2019, according to figures from the German Continue Reading
Plans for Germany’s biggest EV battery plant at Kaiserslautern have advanced after car maker Opel pledged to invest Eur2 billion ($2.2 billion), the energy ministry said Friday. Opel, part of Continue Reading
A “green” jet fuel invented by the Nazis for the Luftwaffe air force during World War II may have just found a new purpose in the burgeoning era of flight Continue Reading
Uniper will decommission German hard coal plants at Scholven, Wilhemshaven and Buer by end-2022, and at Staudinger and Heyden by end-2025 at the latest, the German company said in a Continue Reading
