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A BYD SEAL car by Chinese car manufacturer BYD is on display at Germany's Essen Motor Show on December 4, 2024 (AFP)
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‘Lost year’: Germany electric car sales go into reverse

Germany's EV sales plummeted 27.4 per cent in 2024, with 380,609 registrations, amid subsidy cuts and high prices, marking a lost year.

By Sebastien Ash6 Jan 2025Agence France-Presse
Work is underway to convert a former iron mine into a final storage for radioactive waste. The Konrad site is meant to start operating in the early 2030s with space for more than 300,000 cubic metres of nuclear waste material. (AFP)
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Germany to bury nuclear waste but toxic dispute unresolved

Radioactive waste will be encased in concrete for an eternity at Germany's Konrad site — but some have raised safety concerns.

By Sebastien Ash31 Oct 2024Agence France-Presse
ZF said it is facing less demand for parts for conventional vehicles -- like this transmission -- while demand for electric vehicles has also been weak (AFP)
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Electric car woes force German supplier ZF to axe jobs

Competition, cost pressures and weak demand for EVs add up to ZF job losses, as German parts manufacturer loses out in transition to...

By Sebastien Ash26 Jul 2024Agence France-Presse

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