Fix end date for combustion engine cars after coalition talks ā Green Party head
The Greensā call for an end to the sale of new internal combustion engine cars by 2030 was meant to deliver a āwake-up call to the German industry", said Cem Ćzdemir, co-head and one of the two leading candidates for the Green Party in the upcoming elections, in an interview with Tagesspiegel. "With this demand, we will head into coalition talks. In the end, there must be a fixed end dateā, said Ćzdemir. The German car industry faces serious planning and scheduling problems because of the federal governmentās zigzag course on the future of mobility, said Ćzdemir. āI donāt want German cars to become a niche product, while the cars of the future are being built in China or the US. That will only work if the government provides clear guidelines.ā
Read the interview in German .
For background, read the Āé¶¹ĪŽĀė°ę dossier Vote2017 - German elections and the Energiewende and the factsheet The debate over an end to combustion engines in Germany.