Are we really not going to be able to achieve the specified climate targets with electromobility alone? A new position paper from the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) clearly says NO and calls for an ambitious approach to transposing the Renewable Energy Directive (RED III) into national law so that renewable fuels can also make their contribution to climate protection! VDA President Hildegard Müller comments:
“The fact is that the ramp-up of electromobility – including hydrogen vehicles in the commercial vehicle sector – will enable considerable CO2 savings in the coming years. At the same time, this is not enough, as there will still be vehicles with combustion engines in Germany for a long time to come. Even if the German government’s target of 15 million e-cars by 2030 is met, there will still be at least 40 million cars and trucks with combustion engines on German roads”. And further:
“Europe can only achieve its CO2 reduction targets with a course that is open to all potential solutions in terms of technology. Politicians are called upon to establish incentives for the ramp-up of renewable energy sources and thus guarantee and promote investment.”
After all, renewable fuels are urgently needed for precisely this “combustion engine” vehicle fleet.
After all, renewable fuels are urgently needed for precisely this “combustion engine” vehicle fleet.
