The European Commission has introduced a new 9% import duty on Chinese-made Tesla cars. The move comes after an investigation into unfair state aid to Chinese electric car manufacturers. Tesla, previously granted a reprieve and hoped for an exemption, must…
I recently watched with growing interest an hour-and-a-half conversation between YouTuber and music producer Rick Beato and author, historian, and futurologist Ted Gioia. The highly entertaining conversation revolved around whether AI poses a threat to music. Gioia is a multi-talented…
Europe is an important market for electromobility. Tesla sells many vehicles here – and is the market leader, not least because of its “ecosystem”. However, the first quarter of 2024 showed that the parameters are currently shifting. In some key…
Huawei is telecommunications equipment, consumer electronics, wearables, smart devices, and various rooftop solar products. And cars. Wait, what? Yes, with the launch of the S7 sedan, in collaboration with Chery, Huawei directly challenges industry leader Tesla’s Model S. Huawei is…
I am dreaming that Jürgen Trittin, the Green politician from Germany, would not have spoken about the cost of a scoop of ice cream in 2004, which the consumer household has to pay more per month for the energy transition,…
Many sources can be used to keep up to date with the car industry. Of course, there are press releases from the OEMs, but other sources are becoming increasingly important, especially social media. Although the relevant institutes, such as the…
In our Sunday newsletter, we, as editors, reflect on the past seven days. We do this on the initiative of our cartoonist Albert Jan Rasker. He chooses a subject, draws a picture, and we take it from there. Bernd Maier-Leppla’s column…
Monday at the IAA Mobility is always the press day. Rumor has it that more than 80 press conferences were held on this day. In other words, for media representatives, the IAA is a real task on the first day.…
A buzzing little critter kept me from sleeping at the beginning of summer. Now I can actually handle buzzing creatures quite well (we always sleep with the windows wide open, without a screen or any other form of critter protection),…
Yes, I know, I have already reported on this several times. So I’d like to start with a quote attributed to Winston Churchill. “Americans find the best possible solution to every problem after they have tried everything else.” Churchill was…