German Chancellor Angela Merkel and executives from the country’s automakers launched a plan to put one million electric cars on the roads by 2020.
The so-called National Platform for Electric Mobility comes as Merkel pledged to have one million electric vehicles on German roads by 2020.
Merkel said the aim was to have one out of every 45 cars be electric-powered within 10 years, saying there was need to develop more sustainable technology and rely less on fossil fuels. The government, however, has not committed any new funding to support their development.
BMW AG’s chief executive Norbert Reithofer said Germany was well positioned to become a leader in that market.
‘To make this happen, our leaders in politics and industry have to be pulling in the same direction,’ he said.
Volkswagen AG CEO Martin Winterkorn asked for more funding to support the development of electric vehicles and the necessary infrastructure.
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Source: skynews.com
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