Vehicle receives overhaul with significant upgrades that enhance performance - The CDU claims the internet vote on banning combustion vehicles has been tampered with.
The CDU's online vote regarding a ban on new cars with combustion engines starting from 2035 has been accused of being manipulated "with great malice" by the party's Secretary General, Carsten Linnemann. He commented on this to Bild am Sonntag, acknowledging that any alteration of votes is unacceptable during an election campaign. Christoph Schleifer from the company in charge of the survey also referred to extreme manipulation, claiming that tens of thousands of votes were cast without human intervention. As a result, the CDU was advised to terminate the vote - which they did.
In the morning, over 85% of participants had voted against the CDU's demand to cancel the ban. There was no need to register before taking part, and the vote was anonymous.
On their website, the CDU emphasizes, "Germany should continue to be a leader in the automotive industry." According to them, "The modern combustion engine is a pioneering German technological achievement. It must be allowed to develop unfettered by technological constraints." Clean synthetic fuels are regarded as a significant component of this.
Recently, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the decision to phase out combustion engines in 2026 would be examined. In 2022, the EU settled on the idea that no new cars powered by petrol or diesel would be registered after 2035.
The objective is to significantly lower emissions of climate-harming greenhouse gases. Germany's Climate Protection Act targets a 65% reduction in emissions compared to 1990 levels by 2030 and aims to attain climate neutrality by 2045.
The FDP has requested exemptions for e-fuels in the EU's phase-out of combustion engines. This issue was contentious within the German government, with the FDP insisting that cars solely powered by climate-friendly e-fuels be excluded from the ban.
Lately, BMW's CEO, Oliver Zipse, among others, has strongly criticized the EU's ban on new petrol and diesel cars from 2035. He explained to Handelsblatt that essential materials like lithium, cobalt, and rare earths were scarce for mass-producing electric cars. This could make Europe reliant on imports and vulnerable to coercion, he claimed.
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Source: www.stern.de
