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Germany, EU reach agreement for e-fuel internal-combustion cars past 2035

'We will work now on getting the CO2-standards for cars regulation adopted as soon as possible

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Germany forms alliance against phase-out of internal combustion engines by 2035

It says Italy, Poland and the Czech Republic among others are siding with it

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Germany to spend 6.3 billion euros on push for electric car charging points

1 million charging stations by 2030, a 14-fold increase

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German court: SUV driver must pay more than a car for running red light

The court explains its reasoning for a fine that's nearly double

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Dancing Elon Musk hands first German-built Teslas to customers

Model Y Performance models are the first off the production line

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Tesla German factory workers to set up union works council

And Elon Musk is not exactly fond of unions

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Germany's car association cuts 2021 sales growth forecast

Ongoing chip supply shortages are to blame

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Germany will have 1 million electric cars on the road in July

There's a handsome incentive for going electric

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Germany sends letter to Taiwan to help ease auto chip shortage

There's also a push to increase chip manufacturing capabilities in Europe

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German ministry proposes $6.2 billion stimulus to boost car sales

Some opponents suggest the stimulus should apply only to electric vehicles

Germany's Ministry of Economics has proposed a 5 billion euro (£4.5 billion) buyer bonus scheme as part of an impending stimulus package in an effort to boost car sales, two people close to the matter said on Sunday. Global car sales have slumped as production lines and showrooms shut in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The heads of the co-governing Social Democrats (SPD) and Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) are expected to present the overall stimulus package on Tuesday, which c

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Germany casts a wary eye toward Chinese firms owning 20% of Daimler

BAIC is buying up stock to surpass Geely's stake

Germany is closely monitoring developments at Daimler after a second Chinese company moved to take a big stake in the maker of Mercedes-Benz cars, an economy ministry official said on Thursday. Reuters reported on Sunday that Daimler's main Chinese joint venture partner BAIC planned to double its stake to around 10% in order to upstage rival Chinese automaker Geely, which owns 9.69% of the German company. "So the Economy Ministry is naturally monitoring the situation closely," the o

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Tesla wants to produce 500,000 cars per year at German plant

The electric car company will also raise imported Model 3 prices in China

Tesla plans to build 500,000 electric vehicles a year at its new factory on the outskirts of Berlin, Germany's Bild newspaper reported on Wednesday. Last month, Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk announced that a site in Gruenheide, Brandenburg, had been chosen to build Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles. German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported that Tesla will invest up to 4 billion euros (£3.44 billion) in the plant.

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Tesla chose Berlin over Britain due to Brexit concerns

'Brexit made it too risky to put a Gigafactory in the UK'

Germany on Wednesday hailed Tesla's decision to build its first European factory in the country, days after the government said it would boost subsidies for buyers of electrics cars. German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier called the announcement a "glorious success" for the country's attractiveness as an auto industry location, especially in the race to develop and produce electric cars and batteries.

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Germans mark the fall of the Berlin Wall with a Trabant parade

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Angela Merkel also marked the anniversary

Marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and defying the scorn of vehicle snobs around the world, hundreds of Germans on Saturday marked the historic event with a parade of historic Trabant cars at a former border crossing. Earlier, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Angela Merkel marked the anniversary by thanking Eastern European neighbours for spurring on the peaceful revolution. The toppling of the wall, which separated the Communist-ruled East from

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Germany sets $60B climate policy as youths protest worldwide

With 100,000 marching outside, Merkel boosts EV incentives but won't kill ICE

Under pressure from environmental protests and growing support for the opposition Green party, the German government agreed Friday on a 54 billion euro ($60 billion) package of measures for tackling climate change. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the deal hammered out by governing parties during marathon talks overnight would boost the country's contribution to fighting global warming. Europe's biggest economy aims to cut its greenhouse emissions by 55% by 2030 compared with 1990 levels.