Germany plans to become a leading producer and consumer of electric cars
electric cars Germany electric cars Germany plans to become a leading producer and consumer of electric cars NEWS ARTICLE Germany plans to become a leading producer and consumer of electric cars in the near future. But critics accuse Berlin of using environmental concerns as an excuse to engage in anti-competitive practices. In her weekly podcast on Saturday, May 14, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that it was Germany's intention to become a leader in the emerging electric car industry, both in terms of production and consumption. She said that one million "e-cars" would be cruising silently on German streets by 2020, to be followed by another five million come 2030. "I am very confident that Germany can very quickly make up the terrain it has lost so far," the chancellor said, in a reference to the fierce competition that Germany will face from car manufacturers in emerging countries, "above all in Asia." Merkel's l...