Minority German Party Tries To Block EU Rule To Go 100% BEV By 2035

Credit to Author: Maarten Vinkhuyzen| Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2023 17:30:14 +0000

While Volkswagen Group plans to go all electric by 2033 in the EU, some German drivers and BMW would like to keep their tailpipe polluters. After agreeing to the EU regulation to ban internal combustion light vehicles by 2035, the FDP, the smallest member of the German governing coalition, is walking back its agreement to […]

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Auto Industry: Incentivized To Not Change

Credit to Author: Alex Voigt| Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2020 21:41:41 +0000

Every nation of this world will do its best to protect its industry for the good of the country’s economy and its people. Politicians are elected to make sure industries and jobs are doing well, to stabilize income, and to reduce risk. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this protection. Unfortunately, politics can, by trying its very best to support its industry, destroy it without even realizing what’s happening. This has happened before, and there is a large risk that it’s happening today in the largest automotive producing countries, like Germany, Japan, and the

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Germany Could Lose 410,000 Auto Industry Jobs By 2030, Claims New Report

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 19:15:34 +0000

NPMA study in Germany predicts electric cars could lead to the loss of up to 410,000 jobs in its auto industry. But there’s more to the story.

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Why Tesla’s Plan To Build Gigafactory 4 In Germany Makes Sense

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2019 00:50:39 +0000

Tesla’s plan to build Gigafactory 4 (GF4) in Germany makes sense if you look at it from the perspective of Tesla’s mission. Business Insider recently published an opinion piece on this topic, claiming the factory location didn’t make sense, and I am aiming to provide a different point of view of things

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