"Daring higher voltage"

German carmakers already advertise electric vehicles that can be almost fully charged within minutes, but they keep quiet about the fact the necessary charging stations don't exist yet, writes Lukas Bay in a commentary for Handelsblatt. "But the roll-out of high-voltage charging stations would be a great opportunity for German carmakers to show their tail lights to competitor Tesla." Bay says the highly profitable German premium brands could easily afford the necessary investments and should cooperate on the issue because charging time is seen as an important argument for the success of e-cars. "The German car giants should stop waiting for further state support and investments by the utilities (...) Jointly, they should dare more in their domestic market Germany."