Jan 14, 2021 - 12:45 pm Trouble in the Berlin Tesla showroom
Unknown persons demolished the Berlin Tesla showroom in the Treptow district of Bohnsdorf last Sunday. Several window panes and glass doors were broken in the attack. Eight vandalised cars were found by the emergency services at the scene.
Weiterlesen Dec 18, 2020 - 02:58 pm Emmy closes financing + sales deal for 1,500 scooters
The sharing provider Emmy has raised a low double-digit million amount in a Series C financing round. The investment from Munich-based private equity firm Bonventure and other backers will be used to purchase 1,500 new electric scooters.
Weiterlesen Nov 25, 2020 - 04:02 pm Tesla considers dedicated European model
Tesla could develop at least one dedicated model for Europe in the planned design centre in Berlin. Elon Musk has already hinted at a possible body shape for the as-yet-unknown new Tesla electric car.
Weiterlesen Oct 27, 2020 - 01:19 pm Berlin’s e-bike subscription service Dance collects €15 million
Three months after the start of its pilot project in Berlin, the e-bike subscription service Dance has successfully completed a financing round of 15 million euros. The company of SoundCloud founders Eric Quidenus-Wahlforss and Alexander Ljung is now planning to launch the service in other European cities. An expansion into the USA could also follow.
Weiterlesen Sep 28, 2020 - 08:46 pm VW and Uber may deploy hundreds of e-Golf in Berlin
Volkswagen has joined forces with Uber to launch an electric vehicle pilot through the Uber Green ride-hailing service in Berlin. The companies aim to deploy a fleet of e-Golf cars in a size that may run into three digits.
Weiterlesen Sep 12, 2020 - 02:17 pm A friend of short trips: Citroën Ami electric car review
Less is more. That’s the Citroën Ami in a nutshell. The all-electric four-wheeler with its 75-kilometre-range targets a young, urban group of buyers who simply want to get from A to B. We tested it and wondered whether the little friend is also suitable for fleet use.
Weiterlesen Aug 27, 2020 - 04:46 pm Electric bendy buses arrive in Berlin to serve BVG
Public transport operator BVG in Berlin has taken delivery of the first articulated electric buses. A total of 17 Solaris Urbino 18 electric are now gradually taking up service on Line 200 with charging at Siemens pantographs at the terminal stops.
Weiterlesen Aug 13, 2020 - 10:29 pm Formula E completes its most challenging season yet
Formula E has completed its sixth season with six races in Berlin. The champion was the Portuguese driver Antonio Felix da Costa in the DS Techeetah. It was not only the almost five-month Covid 19 break that made this season like no other.
Weiterlesen Jun 17, 2020 - 03:20 pm Formula E confirms six concluding races in Berlin
The rumour that Formula E, which was interrupted due to the coronavirus crisis, will hold several races in Berlin, has been confirmed: As the electric racing series now officially announces, the former airport Berlin-Tempelhof is the venue for the conclusion of the current season.
Weiterlesen Jun 8, 2020 - 01:49 pm Four to six Formula E races planned in Berlin
The current Formula E season, which was interrupted due to the coronavirus crisis, is to be concluded in August with several races in Berlin. The plan is to hold four to six runs at the former Tempelhof airport without spectators.
Weiterlesen May 28, 2020 - 01:41 pm Tesla gets foundation approval in Germany
Tesla has just received approval for foundation-building work for the Giga-Berlin plant in Grünheide near Berlin from the Brandenburg State Office for the Environment. In Berlin itself, the company has also found the location for the planned development and design centre.
Weiterlesen May 5, 2020 - 04:14 pm Tier Mobility integrates Bosch’s old e-scooter fleet
About two months after taking over the electric scooters of Bosch’s discontinued scooter sharing service Coup, Tier Mobility is now starting to build up their multimodal service in Berlin. Also, the electric scooters are soon to be offered in two more cities.
Weiterlesen Apr 17, 2020 - 11:00 am Formula E suspended at least until June
As governments around the world continue to take stringent measures to curb the spread of the Corona pandemic, Formula E and the FIA have decided to extend the suspension of the season until at least the end of June.
Weiterlesen Apr 5, 2020 - 05:03 pm Berlin: BVG builds on electric bus fleet
The Berlin transport authority BVG has added the first articulated electric bus to its fleet as part of a research project. Besides, delivery of a total of 90 e-buses ordered from Solaris has begun with the Urbino 12 Electric models about to enter service now.
Weiterlesen Mar 12, 2020 - 12:19 pm Rave cave under Berlin’s Gigafactory
Elon Musk never seems to be lacking in unusual ideas. It’s hard to estimate how serious his latest idea is, but Musk has suggested that Tesla could build a “mega rave cave” under the new factory – now called Giga-Berlin – in Grünheide, Brandenburg.
Weiterlesen Mar 3, 2020 - 07:50 pm Solaris electric buses arrive in Berlin
The first Solaris electric bus has arrived in Berlin from an order placed in summer last year when Berlin’s public transport authority, the BVG, ordered 90 Urbino 12 electric buses. Another order of 90 vehicles is still pending.
Weiterlesen Mar 2, 2020 - 06:03 pm Byton M-Byte pre-orders to start in EU before year’s end
Before the end of this year, Chinese manufacturer Byton will be accepting advance orders from European customers for its first electric model M-Byte – for a reservation fee of 500 euros. Byton has also revealed some details on the planned distribution and charging service.
Weiterlesen Feb 26, 2020 - 01:44 pm Tier Mobility is planning a new scooter sharing service
Tier Mobility has acquired the approximately 5,000 electric scooters including the charging infrastructure of the discontinued sharing service Coup from Bosch. The electric scooters are initially to be launched in Berlin from May onwards. Further cities are also planned.
Weiterlesen Feb 18, 2020 - 12:40 pm No Klinsmann, no Tesla
Due to famous German football coach Jürgen Klinsmann turning his back on Berlin’s inglorious football club Hertha BSC, the club apparently lost at least one major sponsorship deal.
Weiterlesen Feb 9, 2020 - 07:37 pm Uniper aims to deploy 1,300 mobile fast-charging units
A new initiative from utility Uniper envisions a network of mobile, that is grid-independent, fast-chargers deployed throughout cluster regions. The firm revealed a few details ahead of the launch such as the stations serving as charging units where required as well as energy storage when clustered together at depots.
Weiterlesen Feb 6, 2020 - 12:10 am Headwind for two e-mobility projects in Berlin
In Berlin, a seemingly unlikely coalition is blocking two electric vehicle projects. The trade union Verdi refuses the purchase of 90 new electric buses by transit operator BVG. On top, the Senate could stop BVG’s and ViaVan’s ridesharing offer BerlKönig as early as April.
Weiterlesen Feb 5, 2020 - 03:52 pm Shell doubles ultrarapid-charging stations in Germany
In addition to the already planned 50 HPC columns with 150 kW that Shell is building with the energy supplier EnBW, the oil company is now promising another 50 HPC columns in a second wave, apparently primarily in northern Germany.
Weiterlesen Jan 30, 2020 - 11:22 am Berlin’s state politicians can choose a Tesla
Berlin’s senators and state secretaries can now also select a Tesla as their company car. The Model 3 has been added to the list of available company cars. One state secretary has already opted for the Californian vehicle.
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