Against this backdrop, the German government has reportedly decided to push for further changes in Brussels. According to Automobilwoche, these include:
- Less stringent requirements for plug-in hybrids
- Permitted excess emissions after 2035 do not need to be fully offset
- Vehicles powered exclusively by e-fuels should be ‘immediately’ classified as zero-emission vehicles
- CO₂ interim targets before 2035 should be made more flexible
- The German government rejects the planned supercredits for electric vehicles under 4.20 metres in length
- The government also rejects the proposed regulation for corporate fleets
22 Comments
Etnaphele@lemmy.world · 52 pts · 116d
Ape brain Autobahn mentality. Thank you (Sch)Merz.
How about fixing the disastrous German train network?
Ooops@feddit.org · 19 pts · 116d
But which industry lobbyists would pay them then?
Rentlar@lemmy.ca · 12 pts · 116d
Bribe money from Deutsche Bahn was on its way to Berlin, but the train was cancelled due to a technical issue.
Eximius@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 116d
May be it was due to quantum improbability
birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 38 pts · 116d
nope nope. no need. what we need instead is to have incentives for car users to convert to European-made electric cars or to bikes and public transit!
at most, we need to support European car companies to stay up (to avoid the US ones overflooding the market, since those are often not compliant with EU rules). that can be done by incentivising them to go electric/hydrogen, or even solar.
HumbleExaggeration@feddit.org · 37 pts · 116d
So embarrassed for our government. Doing everything to make sure our industry does not have any future for a more month of profits.
weaselsrippedmyflesh@piefed.social · 30 pts · 116d
Then, they'll just sob and cry for bailouts when people ultimately switch to cheaper chinese EVs after being shafted for the upteenth time by gas price hikes.
kossa@feddit.org · 6 pts · 116d
No, they'll do tariffs. This is how 'the West' will decline into irrelevance.
Boppel@feddit.org · 24 pts · 116d
don't listen to our chancellor. he isn't fit for leading a country anyway. he should go lick some eggs.
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net · 20 pts · 115d
Can we somehow switch the amount of power Germany and Spain hold in EU?
ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 116d
Give them a millimetre, they take a kilometre.
pastermil@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 115d
Germany is truly the husk of its old self now.
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net · 12 pts · 115d
Germany always sucked. Before fighting electric cars they were pushing EU to get addicted to Russian gas and shutting down nuclear power plants. Before that they were split in two countries and one wasn't that great. And before that...
GenosseFlosse@feddit.org · 1 pts · 115d
Well the east had great public transport, cheap rents and free healthcare.
richardwonka@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 115d
Uhm… not sure if you’re serious. You know that didn’t work, right?
I’m all for all of those things and more of them, but that particular example isn’t much of a paragon.
Ibuthyr@feddit.org · 10 pts · 114d
MERZ
LECK
EIER
phoenixz@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 116d
Vehicles powered exclusively by carbon fuels should be ‘immediately’ classified as zero-emission vehicles
FTFY
verdi@tarte.nuage-libre.fr · 6 pts · 115d
richardwonka@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 115d
The rationale is a lobby paying those making the decisions and a full disregard of consequences for other people.
AAA@feddit.org · 3 pts · 114d
We're governed by completely clueless, unimaginative and corrupt imbeciles. It's so clear to see, it really hurts. They do nothing that actually benefits the country. All that counts is power, and lining the pockets of their friends and themselves (golden parachutes after their time in government).
With these kind of politicians Germany is done for. And half the country is OK with it, or thinks literally Nazis are the solution.
nodiratime@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 114d
Completely detached from the climate (and economic) reality we find ourselves in.
The absolute embarrassment these fuck knuckles are for us, unbelieveable.
theacharnian@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 114d
And how do they plan to pay for the climate-change damage that causes? For the property damage, emergency services and insurance costs caused by additional flash floods, wildfires, heat domes, and droughts?
For a bunch of conservatives, this is fiscally irresponsible.
(Let's start using their language against them.)
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 116d
melsaskca@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 114d
Dammit! I just bought a new air pistol! /s