On February 2, the federally owned company NOW GmbH announced a new name and logo.  The ‘National Organisation for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology’ becomes the ‘National Organisation for Sustainable Mobility.’
NOW GmbH has been supporting the German government in its climate and industrial policy goals since 2008.

On January 19, the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) issued a statement welcoming the German government’s new electric car subsidy program.
Key aspects of the program are fundamentally suitable for supporting the success of e-mobility in Germany. The funding program creates the necessary planning ce

On January 19, Stellantis Germany and VW welcomed the German government’s new subsidies for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Thanks to low leasing rates and programs such as “Electric All In,” electric cars are becoming more affordable.
For Opel, the focus is on electric models such as the Grandland Electric and

On January 19, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Germany, announced a new electric car subsidy program. Both the purchase and leasing of new vehicles are eligible for funding. The available funds, totaling EUR 3 billion, are sufficient for an estimated 800,000 subsidized vehicles between 2026 and 2029.
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On December 19, cylib, a German battery recycling company, secured a EUR 63.4 million grant from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) to support the second expansion phase of its Dormagen facility.
The funding will enable cylib to build Europe’s first industrial-scale LFP recycling line

On December 11, the European Commission approved EUR 623 million in German State aid to support the set-up of two new semiconductor manufacturing facilities in Dresden and Erfurt. The aid consists of a EUR 495 million measure for GlobalFoundries and a EUR 128 million measure for X-FAB.
GlobalFoundries project involve

On December 3, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and the Australian Embassy in Berlin welcomed Vulcan Energy's investment in the Upper Rhine Graben in Germany. 
The German government's raw materials fund is investing up to EUR 150 million in the implementation of Vulcan Energy's Lionheart pr

On November 28, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that the government intends to strengthen the automotive industry while reconciling climate protection, competitiveness, and job security. He said that after 2035, not only purely electric vehicles but also plug-in hybrids and range extenders should continue to

On November 20, Now GmbH announced that the Federal Transport Minister presented the new Charging Infrastructure Master Plan 2030 at the Charging Infrastructure Conference of the Federal Ministry of Transport (BMV). The master plan comprises 41 concrete measures that aim to further improve investment, licensing, and

Robert Bosch GmbH (Bosch) presented the results of the ConnRAD (connectivity & resilience for automated driving functions in Germany), a three-year research project funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space.
The project provides key foundations for secure communication via cellular networks for

On November 4, the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) reported that the ratio of public charging points to EVs in Germany has remained nearly unchanged, with large regional differences still existing. The country continues to face a strong need to expand its charging infrastructure.
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On October 30, the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) announced that it is planning a temporary information platform through a neutral third party, via which available Nexperia chip capacities can be offered.
The VDA stated that there is a shared interest throughout the entire supply chain to utilize

On October 20, the Federal Ministry of Transport, Germany, presented the draft of the new Charging Infrastructure Master Plan 2030 to develop a nationwide, demand-oriented, and user-friendly charging network in Germany. The master plan outlines the path to the charging network of the future and consolidates the key m

On October 15, Hildegard Müller, the president of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), said in a statement that it is welcome that the extension of the vehicle tax exemption for purely electric vehicles has now been approved by the Cabinet.
Müller stated it's crucial that the extension is approved

On October 15, the German government announced that the Federal Cabinet had decided to extend the vehicle tax exemption for all-electric vehicles (EVs) until 2035.
The new regulation in Section 3d of the Motor Vehicle Tax Act exempts new registrations or conversions until the end of 2030 (previously: the end of 2025)

On October 15, the Federal Cabinet adopted the “Microelectronics Strategy of the Federal Government: Research, Skilled Workers and Manufacturing for the Microelectronics Ecosystem in Germany”, which was jointly submitted to the Cabinet by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) and the Federal Min

On September 1, Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology (IDMT) announced that it will showcase “The Hearing Car” at IAA MOBILITY 2025 in Munich. The prototype uses acoustic sensors to improve safety and reliability on the road.
At its Oldenburg branch, researchers work with carmakers and suppliers to develo

On August 12, Rock Tech Lithium Inc. announced that it has been awarded funding from the Federal Ministry for Research, Technology, and Space for the project "ELiSePro – Efficient Lithium Recovery Using Selective Processes". This initiative aims to further increase lithium yield in the converter process at the Guben

On August 1, the Managing Director of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) stated that the withdrawal of the draft regulation on standard essential patents by the EU Commission will have significant negative consequences for both the German automotive industry and for technological progress in Euro

On July 29, the Federal Ministry of Transport announced the creation of the Road Traffic Remote Control Regulations (StVFernLV), establishing for the first time a legal framework for operating remotely controlled motor vehicles on public roads. This form of remote control, known as "teleoperation," allows a person to