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Bonn – November 10, 2026 -- The Construction and Property Agency of North Rhine-Westphalia (BLB NRW) has commissioned 22 new charging points for electric vehicles at Campus Poppelsdorf in Bonn. The site is among the first to go live in a state-wide program of up to 2,000 charging points.

Rollout targets about 200 state-owned sites across North Rhine-Westphalia

BLB NRW is carrying out the program on the initiative of the state government. The chargers are primarily intended for state service vehicles. Most will also be open to the private vehicles of state employees and members of the public.

Paul Höller, State Secretary in the state's Ministry for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy, attended the symbolic launch. He said the state is placing chargers where people move in daily life and tied the effort to its goal of a climate-neutral state administration.

Frankfurt – October 31, 2026 -- Fractions of a micrometer in grinding now decide the efficiency and noise level of electric vehicle drivetrains, and machine builders are answering with sub-micron surface finishing and digital twin process control. The topic is in focus at GrindingHub, organized by the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association), which runs May 5-8, 2026 in Stuttgart.

Missing engine noise exposes gearbox flaws

Electric vehicles lack the masking sound of a combustion engine, so excitations from components such as the gearbox become far more audible, according to Prof. Thomas Bergs. He heads the Manufacturing Technology Institute (MTI) at RWTH Aachen and is a director at Fraunhofer IPT.