energy transition Energy supplier EnBW is building a mega-charging park for electric cars - it should be the largest in Europe At the mega charging park, 52 electric cars should be able to fill up with electricity at the same time © EnBW The energy supplier EnBW wants to open a mega charging park for electric cars in Germany. It should be the largest loading point in Europe. The e-filling station advertises with pure green electricity and with fast chargers....
The French auto supplier Faurecia is expanding its influence on its competitor Hella. By the end of the acceptance period, Hella investors had offered Faurecia 79.5 percent of the shares, the French company announced on Tuesday. This includes 60 percent of the Hella family shareholders Hueck and Röpke. Faurecia wants to pay for the purchase in cash and own shares. The remaining Hella shareholders were able to sell their shares by November 11th at a price of 60 euros per...
takeover E-scooter supplier Tier swallows Nextbike The e-scooter provider Tier Mobility is taking over the bike rental company Nextbike. Photo: Daniel Reinhardt / dpa © dpa-infocom GmbH The Nextbike sharing service has relied on bicycles for more than 15 years. Now the company is being taken over by the much younger company Tier, which mainly has e-scooters in its portfolio. There is movement again on the competitive sharing market for e-scooters, rental bikes and mopeds: Tier Mobility, known for its...
Status: 11/15/2021 2:32 p.m. The energy group RWE is accelerating the expansion of green electricity projects. The company plans to invest a total of 50 billion euros by 2030 to generate more electricity from renewable energies. The energy company RWE is ready to talk about phasing out coal - but not immediately. Until then, the Essen-based electricity supplier wants to increase its share of electricity from renewable energies to 50 gigawatts per year by 2030 - twice as much as...
Auto supplier Continental sees burdens in 2022 There are construction fences at the new headquarters of the automotive supplier Continental in Hanover. Photo: Julian Stratenschulte / dpa © dpa-infocom GmbH The growing importance of electronics in cars is both a blessing and a curse for Conti as a supplier. After the difficulties in the past quarter, Continental expects problems for the whole of the coming year due to the supply crisis for microchips and highly expensive raw materials. The auto...
After the flood disaster Auto supplier ZF wants to move away from the Ahr flood area The ZF Friedrichshafen AG logo can be seen on an electric motor from the automotive supplier. Photo: Felix Kästle / dpa © dpa-infocom GmbH In July, the water in the Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler plant was around three meters high and machines were destroyed. Now the largest automotive supplier in the republic is looking for a new location - and is receiving criticism. The automotive supplier...
Taiwanese Apple supplier Electronics giant Foxconn enters the production of electric cars Foxconn presented three electric cars © AFP Electronics giant Foxconn is actually a supplier of electrical goods like Apple's. Now the Taiwanese company is entering the booming market for electric cars. It presented three electric car models. On Monday, electronics giant Foxconn presented three electric cars at the company's headquarters: a sedan, a sporty off-road vehicle (SUV) and a bus. Foxconn founder Terry Gou personally drove up the...
Status: 13.10.2021 1:35 p.m. Due to the enormous rise in gas prices, the energy group e.on is currently no longer signing any new contracts with private customers. Other providers have already reacted to the extreme market development. Anyone who currently wants to change their gas supplier has one less option for the time being: the Essen-based energy group e.on is not accepting any new customers for the time being due to the sharp rise in prices. "Unfortunately we are currently...
Continental boss Nikolai Setzer wants to learn from the sometimes severe criticism of the cuts and closings in some plants. "Of course there are always things that can be done better," he told the dpa news agency, looking back on the controversial decisions. Management can also learn from these experiences. Overall, however, he considers the coordination processes, which mostly fell before his move to the top of the company, to be solid: "We were as transparent as it was possible...
Status: 01.10.2021 2:04 p.m. Foxconn, the Taiwanese company known primarily as a contract manufacturer for Apple, is entering the auto business. To do this, he took over a factory in the USA. The Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn is taking advantage of the troubles of the electric car developer Lordstown Motors to buy up its plant in the US state of Ohio. According to the company, the price is $ 230 million. A final deal has yet to be negotiated. A...
