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13 Feb, 6 tweets, 2 min read
Benjamin Stephan, Greenpeace traffic Expert:

"VW was its own best customer"

"Instead of fudging its climate balance sheet with self-registrations, VW should quickly get out of the climate-damaging diesel and gasoline business."
"A particularly large number of ID.3s, VW's electric flagship, remained in the group's possession: The manufacturer and its dealers accounted for almost one in four registrations of the model (24 %) in Europe."

13,560 ID.3s never left VW but are declared sold
Greenpeace explained that In Germany, the share of own registrations was 35 %!

The VW Group sells more than 90% climate-damaging diesel & gas engines & has formed a pool with smaller manufacturers of EVs in order to be able to reduce the average emissions of newly sold cars
Greenpeace

"VW uses every loophole to prettify its statistics and shirk responsibility for a climate-friendly business model"
"Only with massive interventions & tactical maneuvers could 'VW' achieve the EU CO2 targets to some extent. Anyone who focuses on EVs too late & gives the ICE a guarantee of continued existence until 2040 need not be surprised if customers do not buy the change to an EV carmaker"

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12 Feb
Greenpeace confirmed what I've said for years now

VW's increase of BEVs is driven by e.g. dealership vehicle registrations and only partly by customers who bought it
spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unt…
According to the Greenpeace report VW has registered through Dealers in Europe

20.5 % of all BEVs &
21.7 % of all PHEVs

That's a total of just over 65,000 electrified cars they claim to have sold but didn't!

A scandal & another cheating of consumers, public, media & customers
Greenpeace states that VWs practice to register 65k electrified vehicles by dealers saved them €140m in fines

"Instead of fudging its climate balance sheet with self-registrations VW should quickly get out of the climate-damaging business with diesel & gasoline-powered cars"
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10 Feb
Who do you think will get most from limited 🔋 cell supply?

Elon Musk: 'we take all cells from suppliers we can get. We need more cells!'

Source: insideevs.com/news/487179/te… Image
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The best selling BEV globally in 2020 and new markets are just opening Image
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10 Feb
🇩🇪 Giga Berlin

Environment Minister Vogel said that approval for the installation of additional plant components and equipment for the paint shop, press shop, and body shop "is expected to be ready for issuance in the next few days."
Brandenburgs Environment Minister Vogel continued

"These facilities will be built within the already existing buildings"
Today, Wednesday Minister Vogel said in the parliament meeting about the final construction permit

We are in the "final examination"
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10 Feb
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Transportation Minister Scheuer "Germany will be world leader in autonomous driving"

"for motor vehicles with autonomous driving functions to be able to drive on public roads in regular operation locally limited to predefined operating areas"
The regulations apply to L4 fully automated driving. Vehicles can drive completely independently, but a driver must be on board & intervene. According to the Ministry of Transport, this makes Germany the first country to put cars without drivers into regular operation.
This could open a path for Tesla in Germany as one of the first countries to activate FSD L4
Read 13 tweets
9 Feb
Daimler delays vehicles deliveries until March, April, June up to 2H21 due to continuing chip shortages

Production adjustments with A & B-Class (W 247), GLA, GLC, GLC Coupé and EQC

In a confidential document Daimler points to other automakers having similar issues
In their official response, they told BI

"There is currently a supply shortage of certain semiconductor components worldwide. In line with the current supply situation, we had, for example, adjusted the driving modes of the Mercedes-Benz plants in Rastatt, Kecskemét and Bremen."
The Daimler speaker continued

"Due to the current situation, delays in the delivery of some model series cannot be ruled out"

"We try to minimize the impact on our customers."

" It is our goal to make up for the temporary fluctuations in the course of the year."
Read 4 tweets
9 Feb
Audi CEO Duesmann confirmed all Audi BEVs will be called e-tron ... 🤔
Audi CEO Duesmann about the BEV Demand Audi has

"The number of battery electric vehicles is not yet large. The number of customers is increasing every day, but it is not yet jumping (...) We need a huge increase."
Duesmann continued

"In 2022, 2023, there will no longer be any excuse for not finding the right e-car. Sales aids are an important point here. Politicians can still accelerate the change through measures. I think that's the right strategy for the next federal government"
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