Tag: electric mobility
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Tech Openness in Germany Is Dooming the Auto Industry
Technology openness as a strategic gamble in Germany Germany, long identified with engineering excellence and a dominant automotive industry, faces a strategic crossroads. The term “tech openness” has become a catchword for allowing multiple propulsion paths rather than committing to a single, dominant technology. On the surface, this approach seems to reduce risk. But critics…
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Electric Vehicle Tax Plan Sparks Backlash
Context: Forta funds and the road funding gap The energy transition is intersecting with public finance in Switzerland as officials confront a widening gap in funding for national roads and urban traffic management. The Forta fund (Fonds pour les routes nationales et le trafic d’agglomération), long sustained by the fuel tax on gasoline, has begun…