Category: BEM-Newsletter

For the sixth time in a row, USCALE has analysed the charging behaviour of electric car drivers in Germany. A total of 3000 electric car drivers were surveyed in detail about which charging locations they use at home, at work, at retail and in public spaces, how and why they use them and what their[…]

The German government has adopted a strategy for autonomous driving in the cabinet, which is intended to pave the way for regular operation and create the conditions for further advancing this key technology and utilising its enormous opportunities. The aim is to establish Germany as a leading global centre of innovation and production. Germany has[…]

The Bundesverband eMobilität stands for close cooperation with its member companies – direct exchange and insight into innovative business models is a central component of this partnership. BEM board member Christian Heep recently visited BEM member company Second Ride, whose work impressively demonstrates how sustainable mobility solutions can be successfully implemented. Second Ride specialises in[…]

In November 2024, ZEIT Online published an article entitled ‘Ey, das ist meine Ladesäule!’, in which BEM board member Christian Heep commented on the discussion about the reservation of charging points. Heep emphasised that although reservation options for charging points could be helpful in principle when travelling with electric vehicles, they also harbour the risk[…]

The automotive industry is of outstanding importance for the German economy. In 2023, it achieved a turnoverturnover of 564 billion euros in domestic production alone. 780,000 people are directly employed in the automotive industry in Germany. In 2022, the industry invested 28.7 billion euros in internal research and development work – this corresponds to around[…]

The National Conference for Corporate Mobility (NaKoBeMo) took place in Mainz on 19 and 20 November 2024. With a diverse programme of expert presentations, interactive workshops and networking opportunities, the event provided a platform to discuss current and future challenges of sustainable mobility in companies. The focus was on topics such as mobility budgets, electromobility[…]

EM board member Markus Emmert has been intensively involved in the federal government’s ‘infrastructure dialogue’ on federal transport infrastructure planning for over two years. His goal: more dynamism and possibilities for adaptation in order to modernise the rigid construct and make planning fit for the future. Together with PARENTS FOR FUTURE Deutschland, NABU e.V. has[…]