Road transport: Industry calls for e-fue • Table.Briefings

Hildegard Müller Fraunhofer — At least 40 million cars and trucks with combustion engines will still be on German roads after the end of the combustion engine, says VDA President Hildegard Müller.

In a position paper on the implementation of the EU Renewable Energies Directive, the German Association of the Automotive Industry calls for more ambition in climate protection. This also includes e-fuels for 40 million existing vehicles with combustion engines.

The German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) is in favor of a minimum quota for synthetic fuels, so-called e-fuels, and hydrogen in road traffic. „Even if the German government’s target of 15 million EVs by 2030 is met, there will still be at least 40 million cars and trucks with combustion engines on German roads“, says VDA President Hildegard Müller. In order to „defossilize“ these existing vehicles as well, the association is calling for a minimum quota for e-fuels of five percent by 2030.

Road transport: Industry calls for e-fuel quota for existing vehicles

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