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Major award for Saxon research: Chemnitz University of Technology has won one of the most important prizes in the materials industry worldwide with a new type of battery housing. It makes electric cars lighter and more climate-friendly. How does this work? With fiber-reinforced plastic instead of metal. The special feature: The housing can be produced in under two minutes and saves CO2.
The car factories in eastern Germany are pioneers when it comes to e-cars. If the transition to electric mobility on Europe's roads is delayed, the industry there will be particularly hard hit, warns a study.
Electric cars can be charged at around 5,400 charging points in Saxony. In a VDA ranking, the Free State therefore scores particularly well.
Volkswagen subsidiary Porsche celebrated the official launch of electromobility at its production site in Leipzig, Saxony, on Tuesday.
For many drivers, buying battery-powered vehicles still seems too risky. There is good demand for gasoline-powered combustion engines.
Despite current difficulties, the Automotive Cluster East Germany does not see any turning away from electromobility. It was clear from the outset that this change would be a rocky road, said Jens Katzek, managing director of the association, to the Deutsche Presse-Agentur.