Dear reader,
as the EU compromise stood to allow new cars that are fueled with synthetic fuels after 2035, Transport Minister Volker Wissing (52, FDP) sent a whole series of tweets. “A liberation for our country” be the decision, he played the hero.
Only he knows who or what Wissing freed from what exactly. Even in the auto industry, some are worried about Germany’s reputation. It suffered from Wissing’s zeal for e-fuels. Austria’s Energy Minister Leonore Gewessler (45) commented: “I think it’s a shame that a loophole was needed to take even more procrastinators along.”
Synthetic fuels aren’t everything; This week we have dealt intensively with the following topics:
What’s going wrong at hyped bike maker Vanmoof
Why Ola Källenius is asking the Mercedes management to save despite record figures
How Rivian uses Mercedes
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