“Diesel vs e-car – One good idea and seven inconvenient truths”
Handelsblatt
There are still many technical, political and financial hurdles on the path to fully electric road transport, and its final development is much less clear, writes Handelsblatt. Handelsblatt lists “seven inconvenient truths,” such as “e-cars are only as environmentally-friendly as the electricity that feeds them,” “e-cars are competitive only thanks to state regulation” and “the revolution in battery technology will not take place for the time being.”
Read the article (behind paywall) in German here.
For background, read the CLEW article Why the German diesel summit matters for climate and energy factsheet The debate over an end to combustion engines in Germany.
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