Audi will stop producing cars with combustion engines in 2033. The German brand no longer puts engines that run on fossil fuels in new models seven years earlier. They will all be electrically powered. However, only the models introduced before 2026 will still be available with a petrol or […]
As far as the European Commission is concerned, Germany can receive 25.6 billion euros in subsidies from the European corona recovery fund. The recovery plan submitted by the government in Brussels meets the conditions and will help Germany emerge stronger from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the EU daily […]
German authorities have identified fewer than 500 new corona infections for the first time since August last year. The RKI health institute, the counterpart of the Dutch RIVM, announced on Monday morning that 346 people had tested positive in the previous 24 hours. According to news agency DPA, the […]
The British government has received 1 billion pounds back from companies that have received some form of wage support. In retrospect, these companies were not entitled to the subsidies or returned the money on their own initiative. The British tax authorities report that nearly £709 million of the aid […]
Max Verstappen has criticized Pirelli’s explanation for his tire blowout during the last Azerbaijan Grand Prix. “I think it’s pretty vague what they’re saying. It would have been a lot easier to understand if they had come up with a somewhat clearer statement, where the Grand Prix of France […]
Following the example of truck manufacturer Volvo, car manufacturer Volvo Cars is going to look at the possibilities of producing cars from fossil-free steel. That is steel that has been produced without the use of fossil fuels. Volvo Cars, like its former sister company, is entering into a partnership […]
US President Joe Biden has arrived at the European Council. He will speak with Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Council President Charles Michel. This morning Biden met King Philip. In the afternoon, the American president continues his European tour and travels to the Swiss city of Geneva. […]
Elon Musk wrote in a tweet last night that Teslas can be repurchased with bitcoins if the cryptocurrency uses fewer fossil fuels. The price of bitcoin immediately shot up by more than 5 percent. Last month, Musk caused a fall in the cryptocurrency price when he tweeted that bitcoin […]
Angela Merkel will be the first European head of government to visit the White House since Joe Biden took office on July 15. According to his spokesman, he is looking forward to the arrival of the German chancellor. Merkel will confirm “deep bilateral ties” between the United States and […]
In India, a record number of 6,148 people infected with the coronavirus has died in 24 hours. This brings the total death toll to 359,676. The new number of infections has risen by 94,052 to more than 29.2 million. India is one of the hardest-hit countries globally by the […]