German chancellor Scholtz said at the launch ceremony of a battery recycling plant on October 21 that China has done a good job in the field of electric vehicles, and reiterated Germany’s opposition to tariffs on Chinese electric cars. Such protectionism, he stressed, would only hurt Germany itself.
Scholtz also promised that electrification was the future of the car industry, with electric vehicle technology being developed around the world. The German government will continue to build electric vehicle charging posts to ensure a stable energy supply and promote the EU to speed up the construction of electric vehicle infrastructure.
On October 4, the European Union passed the final draft of the anti-subsidy case against Chinese electric vehicles, proposing to impose final anti-subsidy duties on chinese-origin electric vehicles. After the decision was announced, the German government and a number of domestic car companies expressed strong opposition to this.