Beijing is increasingly relying on battery swaps for EVs. Manufacturers continue to rapidly expand their station networks and receive subsidies for it. The main reason for the promotion: The price of an EV becomes significantly cheaper because customers merely rent the battery instead of having to pay for it upon purchase.
Von Frank Sieren
Wie jedes Jahr bereitet sich der Inselstaat Taiwan mit einem großen Militärmanöver und Übungen zum Zivilschutz auf einen möglichen chinesischen Angriff vor. Doch so real wie jetzt ist die Kriegsgefahr seit Jahrzehnten nicht mehr gewesen. Handfeste Drohungen aus Peking und das Beispiel Russland, das über die Ukraine hergefallen ist, versetzen Taiwan in akute Alarmbereitschaft.
Von Redaktion Table
The EU grants candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova, while Georgia has to settle for the "European perspective. There was great disappointment at the Balkan summit, where the hoped-for progress failed to materialize.
Von Eric Bonse
Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio has left his party, the M5S. He wants to support Prime Minister Mario Draghi's policies in support of Kyiv, including arms deliveries. With Di Maio, another 60 like-minded people are leaving the party. Matteo Salvini's Lega is now the strongest force in the grand coalition government.
Von Isabel Cuesta Camacho
