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Electric cars and green energy: VW wants to remodel the Greek island

Astypalea should become a model. The island’s transport system in the southeastern Aegean will be converted to electric vehicles and renewable energies, the Greek government and Volkswagen have agreed. “In the long term, Astypalea should become a model island for climate-neutral mobility,” said a statement from Wolfsburg. The project will initially run for six years…. Read more

Volkswagen project: in Stampalia, islet of the Aegean, only and exclusively electric vehicles

The German company will exploit as a bank test a small island of the Aegean to test an exclusively electric mobility using cars, electric scooters and e-bikes. Here’s what we know so far. by Alessandro Bordin published 06 November 2020 , at 11: 41 in the Technology channel Volkswagen Although there is no time indication,… Read more

Australia plans to strengthen its power grid with another giant battery

A battery covering an area the size of a football stadium is planned to come online next year in Victoria, Australia. French renewable energy company Neoen announced yesterday that it received a contract to build the 300MW battery, which would become one of the largest in the world. The battery is supposed to stabilize Victoria’s… Read more

Söder calls for purchase premiums for e- and hybrid cars until 2024/2025

Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Söder has spoken out in favor of expanding and extending purchase premiums for electric and hybrid cars. “It is important that we keep the orders for a long time,” said the CSU politician at the digital “car summit” of the Handelsblatt . The manufacturers’ order books are currently well filled in… Read more

Electric cars: Share of new registrations increased from three to ten percent

Electric cars are on the advance in the European Union: Knapp 274. 000 Passenger car and thus every tenth passenger vehicle sold in the third quarter was an electric car, as the industry association Acea announced on Thursday. In the same period of the previous year, the share was still three percent. A consequence of… Read more

VW boss Diess on fleet targets: “It will be very tight”

Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess sees the EU-wide CO2 emission targets for his own new vehicle fleet within reach. The limit values are only “a gram or so” away, he told the Financial Times . “We haven’t given up yet” “We haven’t given up yet, but it will be very tight, to achieve the fleet objectives…. Read more

E-car: GM introduces an electric retrofit kit in the 1977 Chevrolet Blazer

In a Restomod electrified Chevrolet Blazer from 1977 GM presents the first retrofittable electric drive High-volume manufacturer. It comes from the Chevrolet Bolt and should be suitable for other vehicles from the group. In principle, every one is suitable for an e-mobile Auto The idea is not new: Karabag has been electrifying conventional classic cars… Read more

UN: Europe's used cars threaten Africa's environment

While Europe is relying on environmentally friendly e-cars, Africa threatens to degenerate into a deportation point for vehicles powered by fossil fuels. According to the UN Environment Program (UNEP), Africa’s environment is polluted by a flood of discarded used cars from industrialized countries. “Millions of used cars, vans and minibuses exported from Europe, Japan and… Read more

Prime Minister Suga: Japan should become climate neutral by 2050

The new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has announced that his country wants to become climate neutral by 2050. He said that in his first speech in parliament after taking office in mid-September, reports the AP news agency. It is also unclear whether Suga has the necessary political support for his plans. He presented plans… Read more

Study on climate neutrality: goals can only be achieved with much more green electricity

By the year 2050 Europe should become the first “climate-neutral” continent. This goal has just been reaffirmed by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. For this to happen, the electricity mix in particular has to change significantly – i.e. the CO2 input that occurs per kilowatt hour generated. For the year 2019 the Federal… Read more

Energy Sector at a Crossroads: Forecasts by the International Energy Agency

In its annual report “World Energy Outlook”, the International Energy Agency (IEA) presents its forecasts for the medium and long-term development of the global energy supply. This year the Covid – 18 – pandemic plays a decisive role, because from the perspective of the IEA it is causing a turbulent one Year for the global… Read more

Electricity prices: Energy association BDEW calls for relief

The Federal Association of Energy and Water Management (BDEW) calls for a noticeable and reliable reduction in electricity prices. General Manager Kerstin Andreae told the German Press Agency: “It is good that the federal government is ensuring with its economic stimulus program that the EEG surcharge does not go through the roof next year.” The… Read more

Greens want climate-neutral road traffic “well before” 2050

In the opinion of the Greens, the proportion of renewable energies in road traffic should be up to 2030 to 30 percent and “well before” the year 2050 on 100 percent increase. This emerges from a resolution by the party’s parliamentary group on its fuel strategy. They want to “implement these goals also through the… Read more

WTF: Video conference: Vulgarity guard does not let paleontologists write “bone”

Since various major events have been moved to the Internet because of the corona pandemic, unexpected consequences have occurred time and again. In the United States, a filter for vulgar expressions has now shaken up the annual meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP). In a question and answer session at the virtual event,… Read more

Fuel cell jets: Airbus and Elring Klinger are working on hydrogen propulsion

The German automotive supplier Elring Klinger and the aviation group Airbus are teaming up to develop a fuel cell drive for aircraft. You want to found a joint company in which Airbus should hold the majority. Elring Klinger gives Airbus an insight into its technology and receives a euro amount in the low to mid… Read more