Whether the FDP wants to go down in European history as the saviour of the internal combustion engine is one of the questions that arises from its unexpected push towards Brussels. Why she tried this only five to twelve and did not pay better attention in the coalition agreement, another.
In any case, it has stirred up its government partners and decision-makers in Europe. Of course, it is always about sympathy points and votes, of which the FDP can use some more. Therefore, she is accused of unprofessional behavior.
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But others are also capable of unexpected hustle and bustle, as the push for an early ban on oil and gas heating by the Green Federal Minister of Economics proves. So one can give credit to the FDP for drawing attention to grievances in it, at least shortly before nothing can be changed in the EU regulation, which some others in this country or, for example, in Italy see as well.
The de facto ban on the new registration of passenger cars with internal combustion engines is too far-reaching. This is especially true since CO2 emissions of zero grams are assumed for the electric car preferred by politicians. This is only due to the non-existent exhaust, but not in its production chain and also not during charging. It is doubtful that electricity in our latitudes will be generated entirely from renewable sources in the foreseeable future.
Precisely because everyone agrees that the climate must be helped, a holistic view should be included in the legal requirement. It must cover the production of batteries and electricity on the one hand as well as the production of fuel and engine on the other.
Whether now or at the revision date 2026: Then the zero would fall, but the consideration would be honest. And the FDP would have saved what it could really be proud of: openness to technology.