German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lauded the German car industry's efforts at electrification at Munich's IAA car show and condemned protests as "irritating" as he announced a new law to expand the number of electric vehicle charging stations.
MUNICH, Germany, Sept 5 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lauded the German car industry’s efforts at electrification at Munich’s IAA car show and condemned protests as “irritating” as he announced a new law to expand the number of electric vehicle charging stations.
Scholz said that the coming weeks will see Germany become “the first country in Europe to introduce a law requiring operators of 80% of all service stations to provide fast-charging options with at least 150 kilowatts for e-cars”.
Sporting an eye patch after a jogging accident at the weekend, Scholz did not give a time frame for the initiative.
Europe’s biggest economy has only 90,000 public charging points but is targeting 1 million by 2030 to boost EV take-up.
High prices, limited range and a lack of charging stations, especially in rural areas, have been cited as the main reasons for the lag in EV sales.
While Western carmakers fret over intense competition from Chinese rivals, major German auto suppliers told Reuters at the mobility show that they were eager to expand existing partnerships in China and provide those rising manufacturers with European-made parts.
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MUNICH, Germany, Sept 5 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lauded the German car industry’s efforts at electrification at Munich’s IAA car show and condemned protests as “irritating” as he announced a new law to expand the number of electric vehicle charging stations.
Scholz said that the coming weeks will see Germany become “the first country in Europe to introduce a law requiring operators of 80% of all service stations to provide fast-charging options with at least 150 kilowatts for e-cars”.
Sporting an eye patch after a jogging accident at the weekend, Scholz did not give a time frame for the initiative.
Europe’s biggest economy has only 90,000 public charging points but is targeting 1 million by 2030 to boost EV take-up.
High prices, limited range and a lack of charging stations, especially in rural areas, have been cited as the main reasons for the lag in EV sales.
While Western carmakers fret over intense competition from Chinese rivals, major German auto suppliers told Reuters at the mobility show that they were eager to expand existing partnerships in China and provide those rising manufacturers with European-made parts.
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