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Edgar Meza

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“No coherent vision:” Unions fear VW will close three factories as it struggles with EV switch

  • October 29, 2024
  • 22 comments
  • Edgar Meza
An original Kombi and a new ID.Buzz. Source: VW
Unions fear that VW will shut three factories in Germany, a big deal in a country where the car maker employs 120,000 people but is struggling with the switch to electric.
BMW i5 Production July 2023
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  • 2 min
  • EV News

German dealers say private orders for electric cars have fallen by nearly half in 2024

  • July 31, 2024
  • 5 comments
  • Edgar Meza
Demand for electric vehicles plunge in Germany and the country’s automotive sector is bracing for a gloomy full year as high prices and leasing rates hamper business.
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  • 2 min
  • Electric Transport

Megawatt charging stations able to re-power electric trucks within regulatory rest breaks

  • July 26, 2024
  • 3 comments
  • Edgar Meza
New megawatt charging posts will make it possible to charge electric trucks for 4.5 hours of operation within the regulatory rest period, and with no additional waiting time.
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  • 2 min
  • Electric Transport

All new trucks in Germany could be battery-electric by 2035 with enough charging points

  • August 31, 2023
  • Edgar Meza
New report says fuel cell vehicles are far more expensive than pure e-trucks due to the high level of uncertainty surrounding hydrogen prices.
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  • 2 min
  • Electric Transport
  • Policy

German railway group uses innovative electric charging to replace diesel trains

  • November 4, 2022
  • Edgar Meza
Deutsche Bahn begins electrification of rail lines with innovative infrastructure that will charge battery-powered trains and replace diesel locomotives.
FH, the FM and the FMX. Source: Volvo
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  • 2 min
  • Electric Transport
  • EV News

More than half of all new trucks will be electric by 2035: report

  • September 26, 2022
  • Edgar Meza
More than half of all newly registered trucks in Europe, the US and China will be electric by 2035, new report says.
2021 BMW X5 xDrive45e PHEV. Source: BMW
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  • 1 min
  • Electric Cars
  • Policy

Germany to end subsidies for plug-in hybrids earlier than planned

  • April 20, 2022
  • Edgar Meza
Germany's economy and climate ministry plans to cancel state subsidies for plug-in hybrid EVs at the end of 2022.
The 2015 diesel scandal resulted in a 40% drop in the company’s share price at the time. A. Aleksandravicius/Shutterstock
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  • 2 min
  • EV News
  • Policy

Germany to tighten EV subsidy rules to stop lucrative resale rorts

  • February 21, 2022
  • Edgar Meza
Germany to tighten rules on EV exports to stop practice of buyers pocketing generous subsides and then selling the cars in another country.
BMW iX3 has been updated ahead of its Australian arrival. SourcE: BMW
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  • 2 min
  • Electric Cars

Even without subsidies, large EVs are cheaper than ICE

  • December 17, 2021
  • Edgar Meza
New analysis finds that large e-cars cheaper than combustion engine vehicles both in terms of purchase price and in total cost, even without subsidies.
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  • 2 min
  • EV News

Tesla’s Germany sales overtake BMW, Audi and Mercedes combined in September

  • October 12, 2021
  • Edgar Meza
In September, more electric Tesla Model 3s were registered in Germany than the BMW 3 Series, Audi A4 and Mercedes C-Class combined.

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