New battery material Automakers have high hopes for silicon. San Francisco It hisses, hums and whirrs: In the laboratory of the battery specialist Sila Nanotechnologies, one huge test station is lined up after the next. In ever new experiments, dozens of researchers are optimizing different batteries to make them even more powerful. “We are making … Read more
Interior view of a car tower in the Autostadt Wolfsburg VW employees now have to wait longer for a new company car. (Foto: imago images/Sven Simon) Düsseldorf Company cars are increasingly becoming a burden for companies. Supply bottlenecks at manufacturers are delaying the replacement of leasing fleets and the switch to electromobility. The high fuel prices … Read more
Elon Musk The Tesla founder is as popular as he is controversial. (Foto: imago images/Future Image) New York Tesla boss Elon Musk wants to overturn a regulation in court, according to which some of his tweets must first be approved by the electric car pioneer’s lawyers. The requirement agreed with the US financial regulator SEC in … Read more
Elon Musk in Grünheide Tesla works fundamentally differently than German car manufacturers. The hidden champions like that. (Photo: Archyde.com) Düsseldorf, New York For a good two years, Tesla has been building a “Gigafactory” in Brandenburg, a plant in which the electric mobility group wants to mass-produce its cars for the European market. On Friday, the … Read more
Volkswagen Financial Services In Braunchsweig, people have so far been relaxed about the growing competition (Photo: Press photo) Frankfurt December 2021: The car group Stellantis, which emerged from the merger of Fiat Chrysler and PSA, announces that it will found a leasing provider together with the French bank Crédit Agricole. The goal: a fleet of … Read more
Mercedes Benz G Class The model has become a status symbol for city dwellers. (Photo: imago images/Stefan Zeitz) Munich It is a radical step, but apparently unavoidable from Daimler’s point of view. The Mercedes manufacturer has imposed an order freeze for its G-Class SUV, according to corporate circles on Thursday. Accordingly, interested customers have not … Read more
Series production of the BMW i4 Within the transformation, German automakers are assuming the role of challengers. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf Peter Mertens knows something about the car industry. For 35 years, the qualified mechanical engineer held leading positions in large car companies. He was head of technology at Audi until 2018, when his second cancer … Read more
Hands off the steering wheel At less than 60 kilometers per hour, the S-Class can drive itself on autopilot. (Photo: dpa) Munich Emotional outbursts are actually alien to Markus Schäfer. Daimler’s Chief Technology Officer is considered a sober engineer. At the beginning of December, however, the manager was unusually sensitive, even passionate. “The lunar module … Read more