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BERLIN, Feb 19 (Reuters) – German car manufacturers Mercedes-Benz ( MBGn.DE ) and VW ( VOWG_p.DE ) have called on the government to do more to increase the number of electric car charging stations across the country, German newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported on Sunday.
Newspaper Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Kallenius was quoted as saying: “We need to make sure that the charging station infrastructure is in place to accelerate the transition (to electric cars).” “It’s also a question for politics.”
VW CEO Oliver Blume agreed that more speed is needed and that building charging stations is “a joint effort of the economy, the federal government and the utilities.”
Last October, the German government announced plans to rapidly increase the number of charging stations across the country as part of a drive towards net zero emissions, with 6.3 billion euro (6.74 billion dollars) approved the spending plan. The plan includes expediting state permits to build charging points.
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For a long time, the government did not keep up with the rapid expansion of electric vehicles complaint The industry associations said that the implementation of the proposals is key.
“The future of the car is electric,” Kallenius was quoted as saying. “By the end of this decade, we want to be ready to make a full transition to electric vehicles in our market segment wherever market conditions allow,” he said.
“This is not a foregone conclusion, but rather will require a massive industry transformation.”
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Reporting by Sarah Marsh; Edited by Kirsten Donovan
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2023-02-21 06:59:50
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