VW, BWM, Daimler: The Race to Beat Tesla at Its Own Game
#International #Europe #ElectricCars #AutomotiveIndustry #Volkswagen #Daimler #Transportation

Government subsidies promoting the purchase of electric cars in Germany are causing demand to skyrocket․ VW, BMW and Daimler are all overwhelmed by the sudden boom․ Not only are there too few vehicles coming off the assembly lines, but there aren't enough charging stations around Europe․ The companies are now going on the offensive to catch up with Tesla․

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury: "Planes Are Safe Places, Even in Corona Times"
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In an interview with DER SPIEGEL, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury is critical of Europe's management of the pandemic․ He argues that airplanes are safe and that passengers and business travelers will eventually be flying again․

Tesla’s Chip Trick: How the Electric Carmaker Cut a Corner in Models for China and Germany
#International #Business #ElectricCars #Transportation

Electric car pioneer Tesla is booming despite the global chip crisis․ But company chat transcripts show that Elon Musk's company simply left out components – and apparently didn't inform buyers that it had done so․

Ukraine By Rail: The Trains Keep Running Despite the War
#International #World #Ukraine #RussiasWarAgainstUkraine #Transportation

DER SPIEGEL reporters have been traveling across Ukraine for months reporting on the war, mostly by train․ As they have navigated the country's vast rail network, they frequently experience stories of terror and flight, courage and defiance․

Germany's Flat-Rate Train Ticket
#International #Business #Transportation #DeutscheBahn #GermanPolitics #Travel

The history of the Deutschland Ticket shows how complicated progress is in a country where pettiness is often the order of the day․ And how, sometimes, politicians in Germany can find solutions that they weren't even looking for․