Federal Ministry of Transport begins new bus funding call
The Federal Ministry of Transport (BMV) is providing support to transport companies in Germany with a new call for funding for switching bus fleets to climate-friendly drives with batteries or fuel cells. The measure is a core initiative of the coalition agreement and signifies an important step towards climate-neutral public transport.

Understanding and designing local charging infrastructure using the TOOLBox and specific demand figures for every municipality
How well-equipped is my municipality in terms of publicly accessible charging infrastructure at the moment? And how many charging points for e-vehicles will my municipality need in the future? The new website www.toolbox.nationale-leitstelle.de from the National Centre for Charging Infrastructure at NOW GmbH provides specific answers based on prepared data for each municipality in Germany.

Regional Verkehrsgesellschaft Dahme-Spreewald launches operation of first e-buses
One year after the start of the project in June 2024, RVS GmbH is celebrating the commissioning of the first e-buses and the associated charging infrastructure. “The commissioning of the 16 new e-buses from manufacturer BYD sends a strong signal for sustainable, future-oriented local transport in the district of Dahme-Spreewald”, said Siegfried Richter, RVS Managing Director.

E-mobility best practice: Federal and state governments visit Hellmann in Bremen
Heavy goods transport is a significant cause of CO2 emissions and there is no doubt that the logistics sector must join forces to make tomorrow’s supply chains greener. How this can be achieved and what challenges the sector faces was discussed today by representatives from Hellmann Worldwide Logistics at the Bremen freight village (Güterverkehrszentrum (GVZ) Bremen), together with high-ranking representatives from politics and economic development.

With 50 of its own properties in FlächenTOOL: Saxony supports the expansion of publicly accessible charging infrastructure
The Free State of Saxony is providing its own parking spaces for the creation of publicly usable charging facilities by outside investors through the FlächenTOOL of the National Centre for Charging Infrastructure. It is thereby making another important contribution to the expansion of publicly accessible charging infrastructure.

New short course on charging infrastructure in buildings now available on LadeLernTOOL
The National Centre for Charging Infrastructure has published a new course entitled ‘Das GEIG und die EPBD’ (The GEIG and the EPBD) on the e-learning platform LadeLernTOOL. It provides legal guidance and practical assistance on dealing with charging infrastructure in connection with future-proof, energy-efficient building design.
