Günther Oettinger is testing electric car Ampera

On his visit to the state convention of the Junge Union in Langen Hessen EU Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger of the Frankfurt airport went by electrically driven Ampera. Oettinger was impressed by the smoothness and good pulling power of the electric-Opel and wrote on the body, the words: "Good luck for the electrical mobility from Rüsselsheim" The Ampera is an extended-range electric car.

3008 Hybrid 4 is replaced by the "Golden Drop of Oil"

The 3008 Hybrid 4 is replaced by the KS Energy and Environment Award 2011 - also known as the "Golden Drop of Oil". The award recognizes the Automobile Association driver protection since 1981 companies to profile themselves in the areas of energy saving and environmental protection. The winner will be determined by a neutral panel of experts.

Patron is the Federal Minister of Economics. In its reasoning, praises the Automobile Association that developed by PSA technology makes an impressive contribution to the economical use of the resource petroleum. Particularly noteworthy is the fact that the modular full hybrid diesel technology will soon be used in other vehicles of the Group.

First Gulf Blue-E-Motion rollers by Wolfsburg

Volkswagen has delivered the first ten trialling vehicles Golf Blue-E-Motion. They went to Prof. Rolf quick corner, Mayor of the City of Wolfsburg, Felix Magath, manager of the VfL Wolfsburg, and Otto Ferdinand Wachs, Director of the Motor City. The Blue-E-Motion-vehicle fleet will be an important milestone in the development process for VW-electric vehicles.

A total of 28 vehicles tested in Wolfsburg until the end of the year. Further trials are planned fleet from June to Berlin and Hannover. Tests include government and corporate employees as well as private individuals. You get your own cargo box in which they can charge the Blue-E-Motion at home.

Mercedes-Benz A-Class is the first E-Cell to Annette Schavan

The Federal Minister for Education and Research, Dr. Annette Schavan, yesterday transferred to Berlin for the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the first Mercedes-Benz A-Class, E-Cell. Overall, are passed in the coming months, 170 of the battery-electric vehicles to customers in Germany. Thus, Daimler continues the rollout of manufactured under production conditions electric passenger car in Germany.

Three days electrically by Baden-Württemberg

Now they are on the road. Until Sunday, 2 April 2011, have 60 winners of a prize draw of the radio station SWR3 possible during a three-day tour to pass through the transmission area several electric cars and thereby an idea of the performance, practicality and driving experience to make the zero-emission vehicles.

Daimler supports the Road Show "SWR3 - Three days of live" with a total of 25 electric vehicles from Mercedes-Benz and Smart. The tour will take over nearly 500 kilometers through the coverage area of SWR3 from Koblenz to Ulm. Also involved: the Smart Fortwo electric drive, the Mercedes-Benz A-Class E-Cell, the Vito E-Cell and B-Class F-Cell.

Second phase of the fleet trial started with Mini E

BMW and Vattenfall have today launched for the continuation of the test fleet with the Mini E in Berlin, where. As part of the field trial will be by September 2011 a total of 70 of the electric vehicles tested with selected fleet customers and private users. The goal of the Federal Ministry of Environment funded research project is to optimize the charging strategy.

For the second trial had received more than 1,800 private candidates. 30 Mini E will be handed over to private users in 40 other fleet customers. For the first time home users were as conscious-called lantern Parker chosen that have no private charger and use only the public charging infrastructure in Berlin.

Opel experts discussed before guests on electric vehicles

In order to present strategy and technology of Opel on the road to a zero-emission mobility, Opel's in Berlin organized the first "eMobility Live Talk". Scientists and engineers from the Opel area of research discussed alternative drives over 200 guests from politics, science, culture and sports to the current status of technological development and informed of the concepts of sustainable energy.

Peugeot Germany and DB co-energy

Peugeot Germany and DB Energy - a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG - have secured their cooperation in the introduction of electric cars Ion contract. The agreement the two companies provides a major point that DB Energy Peugeot Germany build the charging infrastructure supports i0n for the electric car.

Scope of supply offered a preliminary examination of the respective i0n-pitch count by a qualified technician DB energy. The service includes, for example, the sighting of the existing circuits and the evaluation of the charging infrastructure to be installed. After check-up created DB Energie an offer to install the charging infrastructure.

Geneva 2011: Ford Focus Electric makes its European debut

The Ford Focus celebrates on the Electric Motor Show in Geneva in its European premiere. The first all-electric battery-powered cars of the mark in the summer of 2012 hit the market. Yet Ford is silent about the range to be achieved, leaving it with the remark that they "daily driving habits normal user is quite sufficient." The electric-Focus introduces the brand a number of new features and technologies to help the driver to deal with the alternative drive again.

Controversial electric car is burnt

The electric car "Lekker-Mobile" is burned in December in Berlin. The magazine reports the "Clean Thinking. de "today, referring to an opinion of DBM Energy. The Berlin-based startup company had with the local utility energy lekker allegedly set a world record, but had been questioned, among other things by the ADAC.

With one battery charge of the electric car been converted into Audi A2 took the nickname "Lekker-mobile" in the night of the 26th have in October 2010, according to DBM Energy from Munich to Berlin and traveled to over 600 kilometers. Basis of the record attempt the development of a hummingbird battery whose skills among experts was still highly controversial.