Tag: germany
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Germany sets a new EV registration record, leaving ICE in the dust
Germany has set a new electric vehicle registration record, as one of every three new vehicles registered in the country in October was electric, according to new data from the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA). In October, electric vehicles accounted for 30.4 percent of new car registrations due to the current dynamics of…
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German Police Are Investigating Fire At Tesla Factory Site For Possible Arson
A fire that damaged several power cables at the site of Tesla’s plant near Berlin that’s under construction is being investigated and arson is one of the possible motives. The fire broke out overnight at the factory and people claiming to be left wing activists have taken responsibility for the fire in a letter circulated…
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German Labor Authorities Probe Working Conditions At Tesla’s Berlin Gigafactory
Though not available yet, Tesla’s Gigafactory close Berlin is the focus of much scrutiny. German authorities are currently probing alleged violations of labour laws in the construction website. Based on Reutersthe State Office for Occupational Safety is exploring whether minimum wages have been paid and whether rules on working hours and requirements for employees ’…
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Tesla Moves Berlin Gigafactory Deadline By Six Months, Will Start Production In January 2022
Tesla is reportedly delaying the launch of its Berlin Gigafactory, pushing the start of production back to January 2022. Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk gave his German team an extra six months to commence production at the new plant, according to Automobilwoche, which cites company sources. The carmaker had said on April 26 that production was…
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Rhine River Area With Enough Lithium For 400 Million EVs Could Reduce Germany’s Dependence On Imports
Germany may seem to mine an area thousands of meters beneath the Rhine river that is thought to be among the planet ’s largest reductions of lithium. Geologists believe that the region of this Upper-Rhine Valley in the Black Forest region of southwestern Germany has sufficient lithium for over 400 million electrical vehicles. German-Australian start-up…
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Germany’s aerospace center has unveiled a concept modular electric vehicle that can change from a bus to a cargo van
The U-Shift. Deutsches Zentrum für Luft und Raumfahrt (German Aerospace Center), CC-BY 3.0 Deutsches Zentrum für Luft und Raumfahrt (DLR), the German Aerospace Center, has unveiled the U-Shift, a theory electric car that utilizes”capsule” add-ons to flip the four-wheeler into different vehicles, like a bus or cargo shipping device. A prototype version that is the…
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Elon Musk Forgets Baby X Æ A-12’s Name During Interview
YouTube/Torque News Elon Musk and Grimes caused quite the stir when they chose to call their new son X Æ A-12, but just four months after the youngster was born it seems Musk is already having trouble remembering his name. Having a family member momentarily forget your name isn’t that uncommon, especially if you have…
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Elon Musk met with Volkswagen’s CEO while in Germany and test-drove its competing electric models
12 November 2019, Berlin: Elon Musk (l),” CEO of Tesla, and Herbert Diess, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen, Sought Following the Demonstration of the Golden Steering Wheel. Jörg Carstensen/picture alliance via Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk was in Germany this past week. He also commissioned the organization’s under-construction mill and fulfilled…
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Germany’s Merkel Gives Car Dealerships The Go-Ahead To Reopen
Automobile dealerships in Germany will be allowed to resume activities effective quickly, as Chancellor Merkel’s government dismisses its COVID-19 lockdown steps in Europe’s largest economy. The transfer was eagerly anticipated by auto lobby groups, which fired off multiple warnings regarding passengers facing insolvency because of high inventory, according to Autonews Europe. The VDA producers lobby…
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Tesla is eyeing Nashville for Cybertruck gigafactory
Tesla is currently in discussions with Nashville officials to locate a mill there that will produce its all-electric Cybertruck and Model Y crossover,” according to a source familiar with the discussions. Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted Tuesday evening that the provider has been “scouting” places to construct a fresh U.S. gigafactory which will produce the…