“A successful outcome will accordingly require sustainable concepts for transforming the workforce and training employees in a broad range of fields.”
Dr. Herbert Diess will stay as head of the Volkswagen Group until October 2025. On Friday, the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG approved a new service contract with a corresponding term. Dr. Diess will remain the Chairman of the Board of Management until his 67th birthday. The Supervisory Board was also shown Strategy 2030* that will be revealed on 13 July.
The Group Board of Management presented this plan aimed at maintaining the Group’s role as a global leader in an automotive industry shaped by e-mobility and software. It’s called for the moment “New Auto.” Its essence acknowledges the obvious – autonomous driving in combination with other software-driven mobility services, are projected to lead to an automotive market doubling in size in the next 10 years. Continue reading
CARB Warns of Toxic Metal Contaminants in Smoke from Fires
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A new California Air Resources Board (CARB) analysis of air quality data collected during the deadly Camp Fire looks at exactly what was in the thick smoke that blanketed much of Northern California for two weeks in November 2018. At least 85 people died in 2018 as the deadliest wildfire in California history burned more than 150,000 acres in Butte County, destroying most of the town of Paradise and about 19,000 buildings.
Smoke produced from the Camp Fire exposed Californians to dangerous levels of particulate matter and contained concerning levels of toxic metal contaminants, including lead, which spiked for about 24 hours. Continue reading →