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Germany’s EV registrations jump 35 per cent to record levels in first half of 2025
Germany added 249,000 new EVs to its roads in the first half of 2035, a jump of 35 per cent, and added nearly 20,000 new public chargers.
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EV social leasing program to exclude China-made EVs and focus on small Euro cars
“We don’t want to give support to Chinese-made vehicles at great expense.” New German government wants EV social leasing program to focus on just small Euro-made EVs.
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Mercedes opens first EV battery recycling plant, using Australian technology
German car giant opens first EV battery recycling facility, using Australian technology that will achieve a recycling rate of 96 per cent and produce enough materials for 50,000 new electric cars each year.
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Germany falls way behind EV targets as VW and Porsche delay electric plans
Slump in EV sales could push German targets back by five years, researchers say, as VW and Porsche delay their own electric plans.
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Tesla plan for world’s biggest battery plant hits water issues in drought-stricken German state
Tesla will have to revise its plans to expand its gigafactory for electric cars in the German state of Brandenburg over concerns the new buildings would be partly located in water protection zones.