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

On July 22, Vulcan Energy announced that the German federal government, along with the states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse, has secured approximately EUR 104 million in funding for the "Clean Lithium for Battery Cell Manufacturing" (Li4BAT) project.
The funding aims to support large-scale lithium extraction and

On July 7, the Federal Ministry of Transport (BMV) announced that it is providing support to transport companies in Germany with a new call for funding for switching bus fleets to climate-friendly drives with batteries or fuel cells. The measure is a core initiative of the coalition agreement and signifies an importa

On June 24, the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) announced that 11 companies in the automotive industry have agreed on pre-competitive cooperation in open-source software development with support from VDA. They have signed a corresponding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
The initiative's timeline

On June 6, the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) has released a 10-point plan for climate-neutral mobility ahead of EU talks in Brussels. The plan urges policymakers in Berlin and Brussels to create the right conditions for long-term success in electric mobility and to support flexibility and innova

On May 8, Infineon Technologies AG announced that it has received final approval for the funding of its new plant in Dresden (Smart Power Fab) from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs. Infineon is expanding the site to meet customer demand, for example, for renewable energies, efficient data centers, and

On April 30, the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) president Hildegard Müller reacted to the U.S. government's recent steps toward easing trade burdens on the automotive sector. Müller said that the measures fall far short of what’s needed, offering only minor relief and applying to a limited set of

On April 3, the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) issued a statement, saying that the new U.S. tariffs announced by President Trump marked a major shift in trade policy. It represents the U.S.'s departure from the rules-based global trading order, and this protectionism will hurt economies worldwide

On March 27, Verbandes der Automobilindustrie (VDA) (Association of the Automotive Industry) announced that the new 25% US tariffs on all passenger cars and light commercial vehicles made outside the US are a major blow to free trade. Set to take effect on April 3, 2025, these tariffs will disrupt global supply chain

On March 5, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK) announced that it supports a pilot project for grid-friendly bidirectional charging. The project aims to control smart and bidirectional charging in a way that benefits the electricity grid at all network levels simultaneously for the

On March 4, Verbandes der Automobilindustrie (VDA) (Association of the Automotive Industry) stated that the imposition of additional tariffs contradicts the USMCA agreement (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement). It will burden companies and the interconnected supply chains of the automotive industry, with negative

On February 17, the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) announced EUR 35 million in funding for the "Innovative Modular Mobility Made in Germany" (IMoGer) project led by the German Aerospace Center ( DLR ). It aims to use modular electric vehicles to combine both local public transport and parcel transp

On December 9, Daimler Truck announced that it has begun delivering the eActros 600 to customers in Germany, following its series launch at the Wörth plant in late November 2024. About 50 trucks will be handed over by year-end, with initial deliveries supported by government funding from the Federal Ministry for Digi