Climate in Numbers: emissions target through fewer kilometers

Replacing internal combustion cars with EVs will not be enough to meet Germany’s climate targets, according to a new analysis by the NGO Transport and Environment (T&E). Cars with combustion engines would also have to stay home much more often. According to T&E’s calculations, the number of kilometers driven with internal combustion engines will have to decrease by 55 percent by 2030 compared to 2018. Even under the optimistic assumption of 15 million EVs on German roads by 2030, vehicle kilometers would have to decrease by 24 percent overall by 2030. Otherwise, the climate targets for the transport sector are impossible to meet.