The autobahn is part and parcel of national mythology in Germany. But the climate crisis is causing a rethink of this no-speed-limit highway system, writes Paul Hockenos.

The German Reich's autobahn will impress the world. CONRAD KUNZE: I listened to these radio shows from the Nazi times on the autobahn, and I was, I ought to say, surprised how good they are.

Germany’s Autobahn has large sections with no speed limits. Why doesn’t the supposedly freedom-loving United States have something like that?

This sticker is available at German insurance companies. The price is about 15 to 30 euros per year. ... E-scooters are strictly prohibited on German highways (Autobahn).

Germany is known for many things - beer, World War II, cars - which brings us to the autobahn. That is the country's network of highways, where you can drive as fast as your car can go. As NPR's ...

But Tracy, who was born in Germany, spent the first several years of his life there and makes frequent trips back to visit his parents, said the Autobahn is not quite what many imagine it to be.