Transport Minister Wissing relies fully on electric cars

Charging station for electric vehicles

Wissing wants to set up as many fast charging stations as possible in the country, clearly visible.

(Photo: dpa)

Berlin At the beginning of the week, Robert Habeck and Volker Wissing met for the first time in order to resolve a serious misunderstanding from the coalition agreement in confidence. On the one hand, the SPD, the Greens and the FDP have agreed that Germany should be the “lead market for electromobility with at least 15 million electric cars in 2030”. The addition “fully electric” was missing, while it was found elsewhere.

The Federal Climate Minister and the Minister of Transport quickly agreed: Only battery-electric cars are meant, “in particular, hybrids are not included”. FDP Minister Wissing is to set the course for so many so many fully electric e-cars, Green Minister Habeck is to provide the necessary energy.

Both of them agreed on this, and this is also what it says in the immediate climate protection program that Habeck presented the next day. In it he assigns the energy sector “a key role” in decarbonising the transport sector.

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