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Soren Amelang

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VW sells more electric cars than Tesla for first time, but most are plug-in hybrids

  • 22 February 2021
  • Soren Amelang
VW outsold Tesla in electric cars in last quarter, but this includes plug-in hybrids. Tesla still leads by a long way in electric range.
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Nearly 40 pct of German motorists will not buy e-car ‘under any circumstances’ – survey

  • 12 February 2021
  • Soren Amelang
Many Germans remain deeply sceptical about electric cars. Thirty-nine percent of drivers say they "will not buy an electric car under any circumstances."
VW'a Zwickau factory is the home of the ID.3. Source: Volkswagen
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Shift to e-mobility will cost fewer jobs at car makers than feared, VW study

  • 17 December 2020
  • Soren Amelang
Shift to electric mobility will cost fewer jobs at carmakers than assumed, study commissioned by Volkswagen finds.
The established car shipping industry in Emden could be a key factor in Tesla's interest in Lower Saxony.
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Carmakers expect up to 15 million electric cars in Germany by 2030

  • 24 November 2020
  • Soren Amelang
The number of electric cars on German roads could rise much more quickly than most experts and the government currently assume.
ev charging
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Germany’s economy minister wants electric car subsidies extended until 2025

  • 17 November 2020
  • Soren Amelang
Germany's economy minister joins growing chorus of calls for extending subsidies to boost rollout of electric cars.
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Fully electric cars reach record 8.4 pct of new registrations in Germany

  • 10 November 2020
  • Soren Amelang
Pure electric share of new car registrations in Germany reached 8.4 pct in October as a record number of car buyers opted for EVs.
renault zoe
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“Turning point:” Germany registers more than 20,000 pure electric cars in single month

  • 6 October 2020
  • Soren Amelang
Germany registers more than 20,000 pure electric cars in single month for first time, with another 20,000 plug in hybrid electric cars.
Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess at new Golf world premiere in Wolfsburg, 2019. Source: VW
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VW CEO says diesel too cheap for more ambitious clean transport targets

  • 22 September 2020
  • Soren Amelang
VW boss Diess says diesel must become more expensive to allow for faster transition of car industry to comply with climate targets proposed by EU.
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Germany raises tax on high-emission cars, but critics say it’s just cosmetic

  • 21 September 2020
  • Soren Amelang
Germany agrees to reform of motor vehicle tax to take into account CO2 emissions, but critics say it will add little to cost of cars like Porsche 911.
renault zoe
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Electric car registrations climb to record high in Germany, plug-ins at 13.2 pct

  • 7 September 2020
  • Soren Amelang
Sales of new electric and plug in hyrbid vehicles in Germany jump in August, taking their combined share to more than 13 per cent.

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