In view of this development, the car-friendly city will soon be a concept of the past. But as mobility is a fundamental right, new concepts are in demand. The motto is to reorganize and align oneself with local conditions rather than impose bans. The worldwide city network “C40”, in which more than 90 mega-cities in the world exchange information on their mobility concepts, has also recognized this. A global trend is clearly discernible: Electromobility and zero-emission zones are the future. One of the pacemakers is the electrification of bus fleets, which play a decisive role in public transportation in every metropolis. For ZF CEO Wolf-Henning Scheider, this is an encouraging finding: “With the AxTrax AVE electric portal axle, ZF offers an electric drive solution that can be perfectly integrated into existing vehicle concepts and platforms.”