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Significance
In a belated attempt to invigorate the country's relatively slow embrace of a technology widely seen as central to a low-carbon energy system, the German government introduced new incentives to encourage take-up at the beginning of July.
Impacts
The development of EVs in Europe will be accelerated by the move towards autonomous vehicles.
Competition from outsider manufacturers may limit the German car industry's ability to replicate its traditional strengths in the EV market.
The climate impact could be limited if the slowdown in renewables deployment and the effective decline in nuclear power persist.
Keywords:
Germany,
EUR,
EU,
Netherlands,
Norway,
industry,
politics,
automobile,
electricity,
energy,
environment,
government
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