Europe’s EV sales surge just hit 51% – and oil is the reason why
Europe’s EV sales just surged 51% last month, and oil is a big reason why.
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Germany is getting a wind + solar hybrid power plant – here’s how it works
European energy giant Vattenfall has started construction on a new hybrid renewable energy project in southwest Germany that combines wind and solar power at a single site.
Expand Expanding CloseTesla dead last in Germany in Nordic reputation study – behind Temu & Nestlé
Tesla has ranked last place in a survey of brand reputation in Europe’s largest car market Germany, with a massive year-over-year collapse leaving it behind several other companies with already-poor reputations. It ranked poorly in Nordic countries as well.
Expand Expanding CloseNine EU nations to join forces on 100 GW of North Sea wind
Nine countries, including France, Germany, and the Netherlands, will pledge to jointly develop 100 GW of offshore wind in the North Sea and step up protection for critical infrastructure, Bloomberg reports.
Expand Expanding CloseGermany is using heated bricks to replace gas-fired industrial boilers
Rondo Energy and Covestro broke ground on a new kind of industrial heat battery at Covestro’s Brunsbüttel chemical site in northern Germany, and it’s designed to do something industry desperately needs: make clean, reliable steam without burning fossil fuels.
Expand Expanding CloseSolar power overtakes coal and gas in Germany, a country with little sun
Germany produced 18% of its electricity through solar power in 2025, up from 14% in 2024, a significant leap that meant solar overtook both coal and methane gas in the country’s electrical supply – despite the high latitudes the whole country sits at.
Expand Expanding CloseGermany’s largest offshore wind farm fires up its first turbine
Germany’s largest offshore wind farm hit a big milestone: The first turbine at EnBW’s He Dreiht project has produced its first kilowatt-hour of electricity and sent it into the grid.
Expand Expanding CloseEurope’s largest battery storage project is being built in Germany
Germany is about to become home to Europe’s largest battery storage system – a massive 1 gigawatt (GW) / 4 gigawatt-hour (GWh) project in Jänschwalde, Brandenburg.
Expand Expanding CloseMercedes-Benz tops 28,500 car hybrid battery test — THIS brand came in last
When it comes to battery longevity, it appears that brand matters. A recent study published by Germany’s ADAC revealed tangible, real-world differences in how the high-voltage batteries in PHEVs age across manufacturers. The results: Mercedes’ batteries came out on top, Mitsubishi trailed behind.
Expand Expanding Close2026 German Luxury Car of the Year winner isn’t German – it’s THIS new Cadillac
The EV-powered Cadillac renaissance continues as the all-new VISTIQ is named the winner of the prestigious 2026 German Car of the Year (GCOTY) award in the “luxury” category, bringing GM’s halo brand one step closer to reclaiming its “Standard of the World” status.
Expand Expanding CloseXiaomi officially sets up shop in the EU with new R&D Design Center
Young Chinese EV developer Xiaomi Automobile has officially expanded its global footprint, opening a new R&D and Design Center in Germany. This is Xiaomi’s first step in its planned expansion outside China and into new markets around the EU.
Expand Expanding CloseBlink Charging just threw a lifeline to EVBox Everon customers
As EVBox shuts down its Everon business across Europe and North America, EV charging provider Blink Charging is stepping up to offer support to customers caught in the transition.
Expand Expanding CloseHyundai OBSIDIAN concept pushes the envelope of sedan styling
Designed in collaboration with Hyundai and design students from the Munich University of Applied Sciences in Germany, the new OBSIDIAN electric sedan concept is equal parts Honda 0 Saloon, Tesla Cybertruck, and Paul Verhoeven’s Total Recall … and I am here for it!
Expand Expanding CloseThe first giant 15 MW turbine is up at Germany’s largest offshore wind farm
Germany’s largest offshore wind farm under construction, EnBW’s He Dreiht, just hit a big milestone: The first enormous turbine is now up in the North Sea.
Expand Expanding CloseTesla sales keep slipping, but EV sales keep climbing – even WITHOUT incentives
Germany’s new car market as-a-whole continued to struggle through the end of the first quarter, but you’d never know it from looking at EV sales. Even as Tesla’s fortunes continue to decline, EV sales shot up more than 35% year over year – now approaching 17% of the market, and that’s WITHOUT government incentives!
Expand Expanding CloseSiemens slashes its worldwide EV charging workforce by 35%
Siemens announced today that it’s cutting around 6,000 jobs worldwide, and 450 of them will be in its EV charging business.
Expand Expanding Close350 new Mercedes-Benz eCitaro electric buses headed to Hamburg
Hamburger Hochbahn AG operates the city of Hamburg’s bus system, and they’ve just placed an order with Daimler Buses for 350 fully electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro buses to be delivered to the northern German city for use as zero-emission public transport.
Expand Expanding CloseGerman auto lobby recommends ending all fossil fuel sales by 2045
The main lobby group of the German automobile industry has recommended that all fossil fuel sales should be ended in Germany by 2045, but it’s still advocating for less-efficient e-fuels over rapid electrification.
Expand Expanding CloseIn a first, a German offshore wind farm will use Chinese turbines
A German offshore wind farm in the North Sea will use Chinese-made turbines for the first time (and they’re mighty).
Expand Expanding CloseGermany is No 1 in Europe for EV production, No 2 in the world
Germany’s automakers manufactured around 1.27 million BEVs and PHEVs in 2023, putting it at No. 2 behind China, but 2024 will be bumpy.
Expand Expanding CloseGermany set a new renewable power generation record in Q1
In a record-breaking start to 2024, renewable energy supplied 58.4% of all electricity generated in Germany during Q1 – the highest percentage since tracking began in 2018.
Expand Expanding CloseThis German startup is pioneering recyclable wooden wind turbine blades
In a first, German startup Voodin Blade Technology just installed wooden blades on a prototype wind turbine.
Expand Expanding CloseBreaking: US, other G7 countries to phase out coal by early 2030s
In a historic agreement, the G7 just agreed to phase out coal in the first half of the 2030s, according to statements made today.
Expand Expanding CloseA 605 MW PV plant in Germany is now Europe’s largest solar farm
A 605 megawatt (MW) project in Germany has claimed the title of Europe’s largest solar farm, bumping a PV plant in Spain out of the top spot.
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