Electric mobility – a global success story

In the premium class, Tesla with its Model S has taken the lead over Mercedes and BMW in Europe too.

E-mobility from Asia is completely taking us over – overrunning us. Tesla from the USA has already taken over the premium car market, and those stuck in the past still cling to hydrogen or hybrid technologies that cannot compete with e-mobility.

Tesla ahead of BMW and Mercedes in Europe

For a long time the German carmakers did not take Tesla seriously, but that should now finally be over: last year the Tesla Model S electric saloon sold better in Europe than any other luxury model for the first time. The Tesla was ahead of the BMW 7 Series and the Mercedes S-Class.

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Share of electric and hybrid cars in Norway rises to 53 per cent

For some time now, more cars with electric drive than fossil-fuelled ones have been registered in Norway, and from 2025 what will probably be a general end for cars with combustion engines is planned.

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More than 16,000 electric buses and more than 13,000 e-taxis

Shenzhen now uses only electric buses on its scheduled services. By the end of 2017 the city of Shenzhen had subsidised the purchase of 13,000 e-taxis so far. The southern Chinese metropolis thus has the largest electric taxi fleet in the world at present.

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Far ahead of Tesla: BYD is the world’s largest electric car brand

While Europe is still considering building a “battery factory” for cell production, BYD implements its announcements within half a year.

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How China’s BYD is now attacking Daimler and MAN in Europe

In April of this year the Chinese opened their first electric bus plant in Hungary. With an annual capacity of 400 buses and an investment of just 20 million euros, the plant was rather small. But only about half a year passed between the announcement of the plant and its opening – and BYD carried on with modest plants but at high speed. From 2018, 200 electric buses a year are to roll off the line at another BYD plant in France. A third plant, which BYD operates together with its British partner Alexander Dennis Ltd., has already delivered its first electric buses to the transport operators of Liverpool and London.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

• Mon, 26 Feb 2018, 7 pm: 1st e-car get-together Venue: Veggie Bräu, Schulgasse 8, 2000 Stockerau, Tel: +43 (0)2266 / 72604, https://www.veggie-bräu.at/kontakt Organisation: Gerhard Lederer, +43 650 5334871, LED@aon.at

• Wed, 28 Feb 2018: housing seminar – building with renewable raw materials, health and electrosmog Venue: LFS Tulln, Frauentorgasse 72 – 74, 3430 Tulln Seminar leader: Dir. Dipl.-HLFL-Ing. Josef Meisl, specialist speakers … Registration required: LFS Tulln, office@lfs-tulln.ac.at, 02272/62515, Frauentorgasse 72-74, 3430 Tulln. Fee: €25, Link to the event (German)

• Fri, 2 – Sun, 4 March: Energiesparmesse Wels 2018 (energy-saving fair), Link to the event (German)

• 185th Hietzing energy get-together Wed, 7 March 2018, 7 pm: “Meine ersten 10.000 km mit dem Elektroauto” (My first 10,000 km with an electric car) at the Restaurant “Bergwirt”, www.hotelbergwirt.at, Vienna 13th district, Maxingstraße 76 – corner of Montecuccoliplatz

• Film screening on Tue, 20 March 2018, 7 pm: POWER TO CHANGE – Die EnergieRebellion (The energy rebellion) by Carl-A. Fechner Venue: Gesundheitszentrum Goldenes Kreuz Krems, Langenloiserstraße 4, 3500 Krems, admission free Followed by a panel discussion with: Wolfgang Löser, energy self-sufficient farmer, author, energy rebel Gregor Terrer, e-mobility pioneer Herbert Pfeffer, mayor of Traismauer

A note from the GAIA editorial team: We are delighted that, after many years of friendship, Wolfgang Löser is now also distributing his mailings through GAIA as a member and is actively using the platform for himself and his pioneering ideas. We are very happy to support him in putting his articles together.