Will Poland have its own state-owned Tesla?
This is the third article in a series about measures that Poland is taking against environmental pollution and global warming. Parts 1 and 2 appeared on the 29th and 30th of November. Poland is not...
e-mobility
Start-up of the Day: Vialytics quickly registers road conditions
How do self-driving cars handle potholes on the road? As just stay driving ahead or spontaneously around them aren’t an option. You have to take the bull by the horns, that’s what the...
Start-up of the day: Carefree electric travel with EP Tender battery trailer
The EP Tender looks like a camper’s tiny pod caravan that’s towed behind an ordinary car – but it isn’t! It is actually a mobile battery that will someday make it possible to...
Start-up of the Day: 4 students break the Dutch deadlock on the electric scooter
Four school friends went off to Valencia for a study trip in April this year. They all jumped on an electric scooter for the first time in their lives and think: “Wow, this is fun....
Seven strategies for sustainable mobility
Diesel engines are the most efficient combustion engines and are difficult to replace in the transport sector at short notice, says Martin Mittelbach, an expert on renewable raw materials. In the...
Best read: Mobility all the way from Helmond
The Automotive Campus in Helmond is ten years old this year. In this week’s best-read article, we looked back on the origins and evolution of the site that once housed Volvo’s factories....
Start-up of The Day: Mobility solutions for the future – everything under one roof
“Mobility Solutions for the Future” is the field of expertise for FMS GmbH (Future Mobility Solutions). The company, based in Gaimersheim, Bavaria, is active in areas such as consulting,...
Best read: Trial-and-error with self-driving buses
The first presentation of the Alexander Dennis Enviro200 bus back in March already attracted a great deal of interest. Several videos of this autonomous bus were circulated on the internet. It is...
Electric cars are allowed to drive faster in Austria
Incentives to promote e-mobility are available in many European countries. In most cases, it is the tax reductions and subsidies on purchases that should make it easier for citizens to make the...
Editorial: Dear Floris Beemster (and other perpetual know-it-alls)
Whoever talks about Germany is at times quick to criticize. The country is lacking innovation. We are lagging behind in terms of digitization, 5G expansion, comprehensive WLAN coverage and so on and...
BMW Director: ‘Make recharging electric cars as easy as recharging smartphones’
The evolution of the electric car is a success according to Stephan Neugebauer, Director of Global Research Cooperation at the German car manufacturer BMW. In his opinion, subsidies from the...
Floris Beemster (APPM): Conquering the German market with a dash of Dutch creativity
Innovation Origins will be joined by a new columnist this weekend: Floris Beemster (43) is an expert in the field of urban innovation and Germany. Beemster is working together with colleague Sophie...
Start-up of the day: never again stuck in traffic in a shared car
The electric scooter is not yet officially allowed in the Netherlands, but the rental e-version is. Dutch start-up Felyx Sharing has been providing e-scooters since 2017. Innovation Origins spoke to...
ÖAMTC, ADAC, Fraunhofer ISE & IFO – are all spreading misinformation on electric vehicles: What’s going on here?
Is there a German-speaking bubble of experts spreading anti-electric vehicle propaganda? Yesterday I had to debunk the fourth study which was giving out misinformation on electric vehicles. After...
Three electric three-wheelers hit Dutch roads for the first time
Three wheels, a battery with a range of approximately 100 kilometers and two seats inside under a roof: the Carver, built in Leeuwarden. It is not a car, nor is it a scooter, nevertheless it brings...
First-ever hydrogen e-bike on the market
The first e-bike with an electric motor powered by hydrogen has arrived on the market. The bike costs about 5000 euros. The motor reaches a speed of 25 kilometers per hour and recharging only needs...
E-mobility – as complicated as it is simple: just plug it in
Stefan Sahlmann is head of MAN Transport Solutions and advises cities on the roll-out of electric mobility. We asked him where the key obstacles lie for municipalities and why a truck manufacturer...
Tomorrow is good: Which form of transport will supersede the scooter?
Gliding smoothly over the streets in Oslo, I feel like I’m in an episode of the Jetsons. I am greeted kindly by an oncoming rider on the latest version of the Segway, followed by his...
Construction kit for transport wagons: a modular company e-vehicle with a shared-service option
Cities are running out of clean air. Therefore, it is time to get to work on new concepts. Among other things, in terms of mobility. One option presently under consideration is the use of e-vehicles...
E-Mobility containers for charging e-bikes and e-scooters
Since June the 14th, electric scooters have been permitted in Germany for the first time. And already they are out and about in increasing numbers on cycle paths and roads. Most of these vehicles...
What we need in e-mobility is a cheap car for the masses
Lower costs have always led to major breakthroughs in the automobile industry.Think about the T Ford for instance, the first car for a wider public; the Volkswagen Beetle; or the Citroën 2CV (deux...
Analysis Tool for Batteries to Support the Future of E-Mobility
How long does the battery last in total? – This is certainly one of the most important questions for manufacturers and users in times of e-mobility solutions. And only a reliable battery can...
Mobile Charging Station for E-Cars
According to Statista, there were around 83,200 electric cars in Germany on the 1stof January 2019. This contrasts with 13,900 charging stations (as of March 6th2019). But most of these charging...
The body rides horseback and we rode by Amber
While the BMW i3 turns to a winding mountain road, our car’s energy meter drops to the absolute minimum. Only three kilometers until we run out of electricity. While other electric drivers...
No idle cars: Car-sharing company Amber moves to Eindhoven’s Strijp-T district, powers up its growth plans
The car-sharing platform Amber opened new offices in the Innovation Powerhouse in Eindhoven’s Strijp-T district this week, using the occasion to celebrate its achievements over the 21 months since...
