Hello and welcome back to Energy Source, coming to you from New York, where the energy industry is digesting President Donald Trump’s blizzard of announcements on day one of his new administration. As expected,

The fact that the electric car market in Europe was no longer growing as dynamically as in previous years had become apparent over the course of 2024. With

Electric car sales in Germany plummeted by 39pc last month as the withdrawal of government tax breaks triggered a collapse in demand.

With one flourish of a presidential pen, they will be free. Amid the blizzard of executive orders that President Trump has said he will sign in the next few hours, one of the most significant, for the economy at least,

Germany's struggling car industry, long a symbol of German manufacturing prowess and export dominance, may face further difficulties in the coming year as EU emissions limits get stricter and new US President Donald Trump threatens tariffs.