In China, sales of electric cars, consumer goods and industrial products are stalling. State-owned companies have built up excess capacity. The new plan is to flood the European market with the products. The first signs are appearing in Germany.
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Volkswagen is overtaking Tesla in electric cars: The German carmaker overtook the US group in July. Nevertheless, the share of electric cars is still at a low level. In total, the KBA registered 268,926 first-time registrations of all-electric cars from January to July. With combustion engines, the number was a good 1.64 million.Across all drive types, the VW Golf is currently (once again) the most popular model among Germans. The most popular small car, on the other hand, comes from Italy: the Fiat 500.
Experts say that as intense heat becomes more frequent, the Middle East will see a rise in heat-related deaths. Despite gaps in public health planning, this region could teach the world a lot about extreme heat. By Cathrin Schaer
Experts say that as intense heat becomes more frequent, the Middle East will see a rise in heat-related deaths. Despite gaps in public health planning, this region could teach the world a lot about extreme heat. By Cathrin Schaer