Hybrid cars can be bridge to climate-neutral transportation - German transport minister
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Hybrid cars can make an important contribution to CO2聽savings and also facilitate the switch from combustion engines to electric vehicles, German transport minister Volker Wissing said in comments carried by聽major German newspapers Tagesspiegel, Zeit, Handelsblatt and WirtschaftsWoche. 鈥淚 don't think it's a good idea to badmouth bridging technologies like the hybrid that help us make the transition,鈥 said the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) politician, speaking at the聽. In recent weeks there has been confusion over whether Wissing sees a role for combustion engines and e-fuels in passenger cars and whether the new coalition government鈥檚 聽target of at least 15 million e-cars on German roads by 2030 includes hybrids. 鈥淚'm fine if we have 15 million fully electric vehicles, I'm also happy if we have hybrid vehicles that save more CO2 than the current vehicle fleet,鈥 said Wissing, adding that he drives his own hybrid 鈥渙n about two litres鈥, using the combustion engine only 鈥渇or a few kilometres鈥 when he needs the range.聽
罢丑别听coalition treaty聽mentions the 15 million target twice, but the exact definition of what constitutes an electric car remained unclear. One time the treaty refers to "electric" cars, which could include hybrid vehicles, and another time to聽 "fully electric" cars, which would rule out the hybrids. The car industry has called for聽a "mixed technology" approach聽to transport sector聽decarbonisation, arguing this could deliver significant CO2 emissions reduction while simultaneously preserving tens of thousands of jobs in the sector. Before the election, Wissing's聽FDP聽consistently advocated for including e-fuels in mobility transition plans. The European Union is currently debating stricter CO2聽limits for the union鈥檚 car fleets as part of its 鈥楩it for 55鈥 energy and climate legislation package and the German government has not yet agreed on a joint position,聽media has reported.