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Germany Increased Electric Car Charging Points 27% In 2016

April 17, 20178 years ago Cynthia Shahan 0 Comments

The vitality and satisfaction of early EV adopters keeps on increasing. A vast market of electric car enthusiasts is prompting companies to offer more electric cars and more charging stations. Cleaner air, quieter roads, quieter neighborhoods, and precision autonomous features are where it’s at. With all the new varieties, growing ranges, and broadening styles of EVs, consumers see more charging spots at community places as important to their new lives.

Renewable Energy In Germany Sets Records In March

April 17, 20178 years ago Guest Contributor 0 Comments

In March, Germany posted yet another wind power record, with production peaking at 38.5 GW on March 18, just topping the old record of 38 GW on February 22. The month as a whole was the biggest ever for renewables in the country as well, thanks primarily to more electricity from wind and solar.

First Subsidy-Free Offshore Wind Deal In German Offshore Wind Auction, DONG Energy & EnBW Win…

April 14, 20178 years ago Joshua S Hill 0 Comments

Germany’s first competitive auction for offshore wind projects has not only delivered an average bid price that was “far below expectations” according to the Bundesnetzagentur, but also included what is likely one of the world’s first subsidy-free offshore wind projects.

Only 3 EU Countries Pursuing Policies In Line With Paris Climate Agreement

April 12, 20179 years ago James Ayre 0 Comments

Despite all of the fanfare that went on at the time, it seems that there are currently only 3 European Union countries pursuing climate policies that put them in line with the agreements made at the Paris Climate Change Talks, according to recent reports.

Germany’s Bundestag Approves Self-Driving Vehicle Use, Bundesrat Approval Still Needed

April 11, 20179 years ago James Ayre 0 Comments

Germany’s lower parliamentary house, the Bundestag, has approved the regular use of self-driving vehicles and features in the country, according to reports. As the country relies on a bicameral parliament, though, the upper house known as the Bundesrat will apparently also have to approve the legislation, and the executive branch will have to as well, before the law can be changed.

Head Of German Environment Agency Calls For EV Quotas

April 10, 20179 years ago James Ayre 0 Comments

Auto manufacturers should be held to a minimum electric vehicle sales quota, the head of Germany’s Federal Environment Agency, Maria Krautzenberger, recently argued in an interview with the German paper Die Zeit.

GTM Forecasting More Than 85 Gigawatts Of Solar PV To Be Installed In 2017

April 5, 20179 years ago Joshua S Hill 0 Comments

The concentration of global solar demand has contracted to the point where the world’s top four markets — China, the US, India, and Japan — are expected to account for 73% of a global total of 85 gigawatts in 2017.

43,000 Audi Workers Ask Management To Build More Electric Cars

March 31, 20179 years ago Steve Hanley 0 Comments

Workers at Audi’s main assembly plant are asking management to expand plans for building electric cars. They worry that the world is changing and they may be left with nothing to build.

German Environmental Group DUH Files Lawsuit Against Motor Authority KBA

March 27, 20179 years ago James Ayre 0 Comments

The Volkswagen challenges for cheating have been mounting, as have challenges for other automakers found to be cheating the system with regard to diesel emissions and fuel economy claims. Now, another target for purposeful wrongdoing and perhaps criminal activity is German motor authority KBA.

New North Sea Wind Power Hub Could Supply 70-100 Million People With Renewable Energy By…

March 24, 20179 years ago Joshua S Hill 0 Comments

Three European transmission system operators have signed a trilateral agreement this week that intends to develop a large renewable European electricity system in the North Sea, the North Sea Wind Power Hub, which could supply as many as 70 to 100 million Europeans with renewable energy by 2050.