Electric Cars in Germany—Drive against the Current
Electric Cars in Germany—Drive against the Current

Author(s): Aleksandra Gawlikowska-Fyk
Subject(s): Economic policy
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: electric cars in Germany
Summary/Abstract: The electrification of transport is one of the key tasks of Germany’s economic policy. It aims to protect the global position of the German industry and accelerate the implementation of Energiewende. However, the traditional automotive sector will slow the turn to electric cars, voicing the need instead for the “decarbonisation” of the diesel engine to natural gas. For Poland, the German electromobility change could be an opportunity to promote common solutions in the EU, but presents a challenge to Polish suppliers connected to Germany’s automotive industry.

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