Mobility
On land, on water, on rail, in the air – whether E or fossil, vertical or horizontal – we are at it
Hup EBus hup
17. July 2024
Hup EBus hup
Tomorrow’s public transportation will be electric. But if you look behind the scenes at the Dutch bus specialist EBusco, you can see a little further into the future. Before we…
1920s – The first customer
14. March 2023
1920s – The first customer
In 1923, a small startup in Essen officially began operations. The business revolved around products designed to ensure the electromobility of workers. After visiting the number one customer … A…
Truck with Megawatt
6. December 2022
Truck with Megawatt
They can trash. They can wheel hubs. They can power load. They can do trucks. And e-mobility on every scale anyway. Designwerk in Winterthur is one of the most exciting…
Balancing act on the rail
21. September 2022
Balancing act on the rail
At first it was just a vision. Pretty animated 3-D renderings. As is so often the case when it comes to the future and traffic. But the MonoCab has made…
Energy for Energica
14. September 2022
Energy for Energica
The Road to Italy has taken us to the coast of Rimini, around Lake Garda and back to East Westphalia. On two wheels, four wheels and with a lot of…
Reusable instead of disposable
4. September 2022
Reusable instead of disposable
Actually, an automobile is neither particularly car nor particularly mobile. It sits around most of the day, and it can’t be autonomous (yet). But if you switch the energy source…
We make tunnels smart
4. March 2022
We make tunnels smart
They belong to Switzerland like watches, banks and the Alps – tunnels. Hardly any other country is as adept at the art of perforating its interior as the Swiss. But…
Icarus’ chariot
23. November 2021
Icarus’ chariot
It’s impossible to get too close to the sun when the RWTH Aachen University and FH Aachen University’s solar-powered car starts moving. But the flirtation with the fire in the…
Parking under first floor
8. July 2021
Parking under first floor
When the automotive treasure is ordered underground and the systems of Klaus Multiparking are in play, then the end of the technical lifetime is not reached. It is only parked…
Over rough and smooth
30. June 2021
Over rough and smooth
It doesn’t get much wilder than this – Rally Cross is an archaic version of motorsport. Huge engines, lightweight vehicles, transverse driving, and dirt and dust galore. This is exactly…
It does not work without Chile
21. June 2021
It does not work without Chile
The vision of an All Electric Society, in which fossil fuels are replaced by intelligently networked regenerative energy generation, cannot be realized without Chile. Chile is the world’s largest copper…
Cruising under floodlight
3. March 2021
Cruising under floodlight
The sea route from the North Sea to Ghent in Belgium is 32 kilometers long, 200 meters wide and illuminated on both sides. The control of the lighting system must…
Flash launch in Poland
19. January 2021
Flash launch in Poland
Poland has not been a low-wage country for longer time. But it is a country with many young, committed and well-educated talents. It also has plenty of potential and the…
Electromobility at an angle
6. October 2020
Electromobility at an angle
Summer, sun, Saxony – in 2019 the world was still in order. No trace of the virus, but plenty of burnt rubber in the air. At least when you visit…
Future Megawatt Connector
24. August 2020
Future Megawatt Connector
Three at one go: We could not miss the chance to talk to the two managing directors of Phoenix Contact E-Mobility, Michael Heinemann and Ralf Döhre, as well as the…