The hydrogen chorus is again singing, discordantly and joyfully, as Bavaria continues along the tragicomic journey which inevitably leads to abandoning hydrogen after wasting much governmental money and delaying electrification. A tiny, two-car Siemens light-rail passenger train has completed trials this week and sometime in 2024 will go into service, … [continued]
BMW is coming for the premium electric sedan market with a sharp-looking, ultra-luxurious new 7 series – and production begins this week!
To advance the development of regional and Urban Air Mobility, leading companies, universities, and research institutions as well as municipalities and organizations are joining forces to form the Air Mobility Initiative (AMI). The Institute of Flight Mechanics and Controls (iFR) [de] at the University of Stuttgart is also a partner … [continued]
European courts deliberate over the responsibility of politicians to enforce emissions cutting measures, and punishments for if they don’t.
The German auto manufacturers BMW and Audi and the truck manufacturer MAN have agreed with the German state of Bavaria to work to reduce diesel vehicle pollution — both with regard to reducing emissions from older vehicles, and also with regard to incentivizing the sale of newer cars that emits less pollution.
The German state of Bavaria is suing Volkswagen, seeking restitution for state civil servant pension fund losses of around €700,000 following the breaking of dieselgate last September and the attendant stock price collapse. The Bavarian lawsuit is intended to recoup some of these pension losses for those affected. The lawsuit … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport Bavaria’s Sylvensteinspeicher (Sylvenstein Dam) has two power plants with a combined electrical capacity of 7 MW (26 GWh a year). Andreas Bauer, of the Regional state office for water management in Weilheim, says that while they are happy to produce electricity, this is a byproduct. The earthen … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Editor’s Note: The BMW i3 was also recently adopted for some police cars in Los Angeles, and the BMW i8 has been acquired by the Dubai police force. A number of brand new BMW i3s were recently delivered to the Bavarian Police, according to recent … [continued]
Innovative energy storage developer Younicos has installed an intelligent energy storage system designed to facilitate better grid management around the town of Tussenhausen in Bavaria, Germany. The installation was carried out under the ‘Smart PowerFlow’ project, a partnership between Younicos, Bavarian grid operator LEW distribution GmbH (LVN), the Reiner Lemon … [continued]
Originally published on Rocky Mountain Institute. By Laurie Guevara-Stone A small German town in southern Bavaria is participating in an interesting experiment proving that a high-renewables future is viable. Wildpoldsried (pop. 2,600) currently produces 500 percent more energy than it needs through renewable energy systems, and sells the surplus power … [continued]
