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The automotive annual review 2020: What moved us

Experienced prophets wait for events, Horace Walpole noted, not without subtle irony. How correct this wise advice is has been shown by the end of the year 2020 downright frighteningly. Because hardly anything has turned out as expected. The corona pandemic has left deep scars on society and overwhelmed almost everything. The consequences are dubious… Read more

Boss by lot: “Chance is a wonderful instrument for cutting power”

If executive positions are filled randomly after a preselection of candidates, this counteracts arrogance, abuse of power and discrimination. Scientists from different faculties at the University of Zurich have found this out in experiments. In an interview, economist Margit Osterloh, one of the researchers, names good reasons for the focal chance decision and also explains… Read more

Fire risk: BMW recalls 145,000 BMW and Mini brand cars

BMW calls for a fire hazard 145. 000 Cars of the brands BMW and Mini with diesel engine to check the cooler of the exhaust gas recirculation in the workshop. All affected car owners should be contacted from next week, defective parts would then be exchanged in the workshop. Central component of exhaust gas decontamination… Read more

Tech2go: 123 medium-sized centers cannot be reached by train

238 railway lines closed for passenger traffic with a total length of more than 4000 kilometers has been proposed by the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV) for reactivation. In the “Tech2go” podcast from Technology Review magazine, Martin Henke, VDV managing director for the railway sector, reports on the “immense” response to this proposal. “I’ve… Read more

CO2 price on fossil fuels: Environment Minister Schulze trusts the market

At the start of the new CO 2 price on fuel, heating oil and natural gas from January, Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze is relying on the signaling effect of the instrument – even if prices initially rise a little. “The CO 2 price sends a very clear signal, namely that emitting CO 2 will… Read more

Nature is not healing

A man wearing a facemask walks along a street amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi on October 30, 2020.Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images Pollution was still a problem in 2020 Dolphins did not return to cleaner canals in Venice, Italy this year. Nor was the critically endangered Malabar civet spotted on the streets… Read more

Climate protection: Scheuer wants to connect more railway lines to the power grid

Federal Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer (CSU) wants to simplify the electrification of railway lines in Germany. In the evaluation process for such projects, criteria such as climate protection should be given greater weight, said Scheuer of the Augsburger Allgemeine (Saturday). So far, the projects have often failed because they fail the performance audit. Faster expansion… Read more

Peugeot 3008: test, video and technical characteristics

Images from the Peugeot test drive 3008 organized in Milan. Here are our first impressions of the new electric SUV on the market since January by Rosario Grasso published 19 December 2020 , at 10: 31 in the Technology channel Peugeot New PEUGEOT 3008 can already be ordered in Italy and will be marketed from… Read more

Brief information: EEG, exhaust gas software, Twitter, moon rocks

EEG amendment passed by the Bundestag After a heated debate, the Bundestag approved the government draft for a reform of renewable energy -Energies Act passed. The initiative aims to create the conditions for all electricity generated and consumed in Germany to become greenhouse gas neutral before the year 2050. The problem of green electricity pioneers… Read more

ECJ declares exhaust software in diesel vehicles illegal

Five years after the start of the exhaust gas fraud by Volkswagen, the European Court of Justice has declared a controversial software for the fining of exhaust gas values in approval tests to be illegal. The verdict fell on Thursday (17. Dec. 2020) in Luxemburg. This decision could significantly strengthen the rights of owners of… Read more

Goodbye to diesel engines in heavy commercial vehicles by 2040, ten years ahead of schedule?

Based on an agreement signed between the largest manufacturers of heavy commercial vehicles, would be 2040 and not 2050 the year in which diesel-powered vehicles of this type will be finished. Here’s what we know so far by Alessandro Bordin published 16 December 2020 , at 12: 01 in the Technology channel The Financial Times… Read more

New Hyundai Tucson: aesthetic changes and the hybrid engine arrives

Hyundai changes everything with the fourth generation of SUV Tucson: not only in terms of aesthetics, but also the engines. There will be Mild Hybrid, Full Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid versions of Rosario Grasso published 16 December 2020 , at 11: 01 in the Technology channel Hyundai Fourth generation of the SUV of Hyundai ,… Read more