Benjamin Wehrmann

1 week ago | theprogressplaybook.com | Benjamin Wehrmann

By Benjamin Wehrmann, Clean Energy WireElectric vehicles (EVs) tend to function more reliably and have fewer breakdowns than internal combustion engine cars (ICEs), the German Automobile Club (ADAC) has found in an analysis of its 2024 repair service data. “We found that EVs are less prone to breakdowns than ICEs of the same age group,” ADAC said after reviewing its 3.6 million service missions in the past year.

1 week ago | cleanenergywire.org | Benjamin Wehrmann

France and Germany are preparing a relaunch of their cooperation on energy policy, competitiveness, and technology for when conservative chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz has formed his new coalition government, newspaper Handelsblatt reported. According to the article, Merz had already been in contact with French president Emmanuel Macron on a wide range of initiatives several weeks before his conservative CDU/CSU alliance emerged as the largest party in February’s national election.

1 week ago | cleanenergywire.org | Benjamin Wehrmann

East German energy company LEAG plans to put a major lignite plant in partial reserve from May to September due to the projected high output of renewable power installations in that period, public broadcaster RBB reported. Half of the electricity production capacity at the Jänschwälde plant in the state of Brandenburg, which has a total capacity of 2,000 megawatt (MW), would be put in reserve, bringing LEAG’s total production capacity down from 7,000 to 6,000 MW.

1 week ago | cleanenergywire.org | Benjamin Wehrmann

Railway and road infrastructure are priority areas for Germany’s major investment package for infrastructure and climate neutrality, the country’s chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, told newspaper Handelsblatt in an interview.

1 week ago | cleanenergywire.org | Benjamin Wehrmann

Electric vehicles (EVs) tend to function more reliably and have fewer breakdowns than internal combustion engine cars (ICEs), the German Automobile Club (ADAC) has found in an analysis of its 2024 repair service data. “We found that EVs are less prone to breakdowns than ICEs of the same age group,” ADAC said after reviewing its 3.6 million service missions in the past year.