Before the European elections, Scholz defends the growth of electric mobility.
Presently, businesses such as Opel and numerous others are devoting funds to electric motoring, declared Scholz. Currently, the range of models is expanding, and more affordable options are being introduced as well. Furthermore, a fresh charging infrastructure is cropping up everywhere. Scholz highlighted a legislative proposition that would guarantee fast-charging stations at all primary gas stations in Germany by the conclusion of 2027. "That's why it's pivotal to continue moving down this route."
In the European Union, fresh automobiles with combustion engines will be forbidden from 2035 onwards. However, whether this will be realized as intended in the forthcoming years stays to be finalized. Mostly, the right-wing factions are against the termination of combustion engines.
About global trade, Scholz addressed the Opel commemoration: "We're not shutting our doors to foreign enterprises. After all, we too desire our enterprises to possess access to foreign markets." In addition to that, the German automotive industry is deeply engaged with China.
The EU Commission inaugurated an antitrust investigation against China at the conclusion of 2023 due to presumed illegal subsidies for electric automobiles. If this should divulge that Beijing is infringing international trade rules, Brussels could levy penalties on Chinese cars. The chancellor had formerly vocalized his clear stance against such a "trade conflict": It is not beneficial for industrial powers like Germany.
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- During his campaign for the European elections, Olaf Scholz emphasized the importance of promoting electromobility in Germany.
- The SPD leader, Scholz, visited Rüsselsheim to discuss the expansion of electric vehicles in the automotive industry, specifically at Adam Opel.
- After the European elections, Scholz advocated for the conversion of traditional gas stations into fast-charging stations to support the growth of electric mobility in Germany by 2027.
- Scholz, while addressing the Chinese market during the Opel commemoration, emphasized the importance of Germany maintaining open trade relationships with foreign enterprises.
- Despite the EU Commission launching an antitrust investigation against China for alleged illegal subsidies for electric vehicles in 2023, Scholz remained critical of any potential trade conflict, stressing its negative impact on industrial powers like Germany.
- Scholz's SPD party, while supporting the move towards electric vehicles and the phaseout of combustion engines by 2035, has faced opposition from right-wing factions who are skeptical about this transformation.
- The growth of the electric mobility sector and the support for businesses like Adam Opel in this transition has been a key talking point for Scholz in European policy discussions.
