Electric trucks are taking over Switzerland’s roads faster than anywhere else in Europe, with one in four newly registered trucks now using an electric or low-emission drivetrain. Their share of the country’s total fleet is still below 4%, but generous exemptions from heavy-vehicle road taxes are making the switch increasingly attractive - one electric Volvo truck could save more than CHF 550,000 in such charges by 2035 if driven 100,000 km a year. Transport companies are responding with major investments: Galliker, for example, plans to electrify 650 trucks over the next decade and is putting

Switzerland’s mountains are keeping rescue crews busier this year, with more emergencies requiring helicopter missions. Rega carried out 323 operations linked to mountain accidents from the start of 2026 through mid-August, 39 more than during the same period last year, with the increase partly linked to more people heading into the Alps for hiking, climbing and mountaineering. Good weather, holidays and busy weekends tend to bring more visitors - and inevitably more accidents - while nearly 4,000 people were rescued from Swiss mountains in 2025 alone. The Alps may look inviting on a clear sum

Switzerland’s drought could cost farmers even more than the devastating summer of 2003, when losses topped CHF 500 million. Extreme heat and water shortages have hit virtually every region, threatening potatoes, sugar beet and corn, while hay prices have jumped 50% and livestock farmers are already dipping into winter feed reserves. The strain is showing elsewhere too: 7,000 more cows were slaughtered in June and July than a year earlier, and some food prices are likely to rise, although wheat and barley have fared better. Farmers are being urged not to panic, but with water even being flown t