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EU Electric Vehicle Fleet Plan Struggles to Survive
The European Commission’s plan to accelerate the electrification of corporate vehicle fleets appears to be at a standstill.…
Metal and Electric Manufacturing Set for Record 150,000 Job Losses This Year According to Gesamtmetall
Oliver Zander, the chief executive of Gesamtmetall, warns that this year the metal and electrical industry will face…
German Audit Office Criticizes Planned Electric Car Funding as Aimless Strategy
The president of the Federal Court of Auditors, Kay Scheller, has criticized the federal government for a lack…
Germany Electric Car Share Grows Too Slow to Meet Climate Goals
Electric vehicle adoption is rising in Germany, but the growth remains too slow to achieve rapid climate neutrality…
Germany Warns About Remote Access Threats to Chinese Electric Cars
The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) has warned that networked Chinese electric vehicles carry…
Electric Car Insurance More Expensive Than Gasoline Cars According to Verivox Study
A recent Verivox analysis, reported by the Funke newspapers, shows that drivers of electric cars often face higher…
Study Reveals Millions of Electric Car Charging Stations Could Be Built at Lower Cost Than Believed
A study by the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI) indicates that building a functional charging…
Electric Car Ownership Skewed to Wealthy 1.3% of Low Income German Households Own EVs
In 2023, only 1.3 % of German households with a monthly net household income below €2,600 owned at least…
Half of Germany’s Citizens Call Electric Car Subsidy Unfair
When asked whether introducing the subsidy is a sensible measure, 40 % answered positively, whereas 44 % disagreed. The public…
German Federal Government Launches New Electric Car Subsidy
The income ceiling for eligibility is set at €80,000 of taxable household annual income, rising by €5,000 for…
Germany Boosts Electric Car Purchases
The German government is set to launch a heavily subsidized electric vehicle (EV) incentive program aimed at private…
Electric Car Subsidies Bill to Reach 39 Billion
A Political and Financial Tightrope Walk A new analysis by consultancy firm EY reveals the ambitious German push…
Used Electric Cars May Get Incentive Boost
Lower Saxony’s Minister-President Olaf Lies is publicly urging the German federal government to extend its proposed electric vehicle…
EU Accelerates Electric Company Car Shift
The European Commission is poised to introduce stringent new regulations governing the electrification of corporate vehicle fleets starting…
Used Electric Car Incentives Possible
A proposal is currently under review within the German Federal Environment Ministry to introduce subsidies for the purchase…
Electric Car Sales Surge Expected
The German automotive retail sector anticipates a significant surge in electric vehicle (EV) sales following the government’s recently…
Electric Car Perks Expand to Hybrids
The German governing coalition, comprised of the Union and SPD parties, faces a critical juncture regarding the phasing…
Electric Cars Could Power Grids
A potential paradigm shift in Germany’s energy infrastructure is emerging, according to former Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess, who…
Electric Car Charging Costs Soar
The German automotive industry is sounding alarms over the escalating costs of electric vehicle (EV) charging, warning that…
Germany Accelerates Electric Vehicle Charging Expansion
The German Federal Ministry of Transport, under Minister Patrick Schnieder (CDU), has unveiled a draft of the “Master…
Electric Car Bonus Targets Middle Class
A growing debate is emerging within Germany’s governing coalition regarding the proposed electric vehicle (EV) purchase premium, with…
Greens Push Germany Towards Electric Future
The German Green Party is embarking on a significant overhaul of its energy policy, signaling a potential shift…
Subsidies Now For Used Electric Cars
The German government’s planned electric vehicle purchase premium, intended to aid lower and middle-income households, is facing internal…
Advisor Urges End to Electric Car Subsidies
A senior advisor to German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil has ignited a debate within the ruling coalition regarding…
Electric Car Incentives Need Boost
Leading figures from Germany’s two major political parties, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Social Democratic Party…
Greens Push for Electric Vehicle Boost
Concerns are mounting within Germany regarding the future of its automotive industry, prompting calls for increased governmental support…
Germany Rethinks Electric Car Mandate
A growing sentiment within Germany’s governing coalition is calling for a reassessment of the current policy mandating a…
ADAC Demands End to Electric Car Debates
The German Automobile Club ADAC has called for an end to ongoing fundamental debates regarding the future of…
Polestar Defends Electric Vehicle Timeline
Polestar CEO Michael Lohscheller has dismissed calls for a delay in the phase-out of internal combustion engine (ICE)…
EU Boosts Electric Car Transition
The European Commission remains committed to its 2035 deadline for phasing out internal combustion engine vehicles, while simultaneously…
Automakers Seek EU Support for Electric Vehicles
Ahead of a high-level automotive summit with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels, Schaeffler board…
Germany Rejects New Electric Car Quotas
The German government has voiced opposition to proposed European Union regulations aiming to increase the proportion of electric…
Southern German States Oppose EU Electric Car Mandate
Economic ministers from the German states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria have voiced strong reservations regarding proposed European Union…
Equipment Shortages Strain Electric Industry
A noticeable increase in material shortages has been reported by manufacturers of electrical equipment in July, according to…
Low-Income Families Need Electric Vehicle Incentives
The German Environment Agency (UBA) has issued a stark warning ahead of the cabinet’s upcoming approval of the…
Electric Car Sales Surge in Germany
Germany has witnessed record-breaking electric vehicle (EV) registrations in the first half of 2025, according to data released…
Electric Car Price Gap Crashes to Historic Low in Germany!
Electric Vehicles Close the Price Gap with Gas-Powered Cars in Germany The price difference between battery-electric vehicles and…
Volkswagen’s Profit Plummets as Electric Cars Drag Down Results
Volkswagen starts fiscal year 2025 with a profit decline. As the company announced on Wednesday, the consolidated net…
Electric Shock: German Car Industry Demands Charging Revolution
Automotive Industry Association Calls for Changes in Public Charging Infrastructure The German Automotive Industry Association (VDA) is urging…
Electric Shock: New Tax Hailed as ‘Economic Suicide’ as Prices Soar Out of Control
A surge in electricity prices in Austria over the past years, with no end in sight, is leaving…
Electric Industry Strangled by Six Billion Euro Red Tape
German industry association ZVEI claims that high bureaucratic costs are a burden on the electric industry. According to…
Electric Vehicles Revolutionize Road to Sustainability
The new fleet emission limits for new vehicles, which will no longer allow combustion engines as of 2035,…
Merz Blasts Söder’s Electric Shock to the System!
A new rift appears to be looming within the Union. As reported by the Focus, the top leaders…
Electric Shock: Germany’s Energy Price Crisis Demands a Price Cop!
Left Party Demands State Control of Energy Market after Price Swings After the strong price fluctuations with high…
Electric Shock: SPD Demands Union to Cut Power Prices Amid Soaring Unemployment
SPD Chief Lars Klingbeil Urges Party to Cap Energy Prices Before Election With recent jobless numbers in mind,…
Electric Vehicle Charging Grid Grows, But at a Snail’s Pace
Germany makes only slow progress in expanding the charging infrastructure for e-cars. Recently, 17 e-cars and plug-in hybrids…
Germany’s Electric Car Boom to Hit Turbo Before Election Day!
The President of the Association of the German Automobile Industry (VDA), Hildegard Müller, has called on the Union…
Furious Green Minister Slams Electric Car Subsidy!
Baden-Württemberg’s Finance Minister, Danyal Bayaz (Greens), has spoken out against a purchase premium for e-cars. “These are economic…
Electric Car Buyers Reap the Shocking Benefits of Habeck’s Game-Changing Deal!
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) will accelerate the renewal of the German automotive industry with a comprehensive…
GM says it will produce new electric Corvette
GM says it will produce new electric Corvette. Chevrolet’s iconic Corvette sports car range will be expanded with…