William Boston

@WSJ reporter for The Wall Street Journal, fly fisherman, raconteur, situational vagabond, based in Berlin. Got news? Or a tip on a good beach? Get in touch.

[Dagmar Aalund @DagmarAalund]

Cars could turn into offices on wheels once we no longer need to drive them. @berlindiary talks to top automakers about their ideas and concept cars. https://t.co/1bAi8yDKM4

[William Boston @berlindiary]

Volvo is in advanced talks with some of the world’s biggest miners, including over potential stakes in lithium mining or processing operations, Volvo Car CEO Jim Rowan said https://t.co/73pnUD6E7j via @WSJ

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Ford is in talks with Chinese electric-vehicle maker BYD over the sale of a manufacturing plant in Germany https://t.co/uDhHUeQmZb via @WSJ

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Electric-vehicle sales surged worldwide last year, driven mainly by strong growth in China and Europe https://t.co/PL3OZNbjQS via @WSJ

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Soaring energy prices threaten to inflict lasting harm on Europe’s manufacturers. ‘This is the way we are actually killing industry.’ https://t.co/dUX0tAQayY via @WSJ

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Volkswagen’s new CEO endorsed his predecessor’s EV strategy, but said combustion engines could also play a role in efforts to reduce vehicles’ greenhouse-gas emissions https://t.co/aSU1xGqPMe via @WSJ

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Glass is so ubiquitous that some business executives and industry analysts fear a serious shortage could result in another supply-chain disruption https://t.co/gLpnmMtHdZ via @WSJ

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Big question for our generation: How to clean up more than a million tons of WWII-era weapons and explosives that were dumped into the North Sea and Baltic Sea after the war https://t.co/89DXBY07Ty via @WSJ

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A long-submerged problem is complicating Germany’s attempts to wean itself off Russian gas: Over a million tons of undersea weapons and explosives https://t.co/qSt36qtDBi via @WSJ

[William Boston @berlindiary]

A long-submerged problem is complicating Germany’s attempts to wean itself off Russian gas: Over a million tons of undersea weapons and explosives https://t.co/I2qWHeh9k2 via @WSJ

[William Boston @berlindiary]

Siemens buys a stake in Volkswagen’s Electrify America, valuing the EV-charging network at $2.45 billion https://t.co/JewvhLq6hd via @WSJ

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At least three people died and several were injured when a train derailed in southern Germany, police said https://t.co/TRwVp9RgFr via @WSJ

[William Boston @berlindiary]

After Uvalde shooting, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr blasts pol... https://t.co/95vNV4kpsL via @YouTube

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VW looks to boost its U.S. presence by reviving the Scout off-road vehicle brand, as war and Covid-19 cloud its prospects in Europe, China https://t.co/QCXevm42xt via @WSJ

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From renting a bomb shelter to tailoring shifts around curfew times, German auto supplier Leoni found ways to keep its factory running https://t.co/ewRtv2jFjg via @WSJ

[William Boston @berlindiary]

From renting a bomb shelter to tailoring shifts around curfew times, German auto supplier Leoni found ways to keep its factory running https://t.co/tPPrBN3rSY via @WSJ

[William Boston @berlindiary]

Many thanks to the judges at the SABEW awards for the "honorable mention” for the work that Mike Colias, Nora Naughton, and I did writing about difficulties conventional auto makers face in trying to catch up with #Tesla in development of electric cars. https://t.co/7mdhzixoMo

[SABEW @SABEW]

An honorable mention is awarded to @WSJ for The Electric-Vehicle Race Hits Speed Bumps. Congratulations @MikeColias, @berlindiary and @NoraNaughton!
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[SABEW @SABEW]

In the general excellence category, large division, the winner is @WSJ. Congratulations to The Wall Street Journal staff!
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