Step against e-cars? That is why the ADAC does not want a combustion engine off
The ADAC does not want a ban on internal combustion engines. At the same time, they are clearly behind electric cars and see no need for a speed limit of 30 km / h in urban areas. What sounds contradicting itself is in the interests of the members for the car club.
ADAC opposes VW: Tempo 30 is unnecessary
As soon as VW brand boss Ralf Brandstätter has spoken out positively about a possible speed limit in Germany, there is headwind: The ADAC is facing a speed of 30 km / h in town. “A We do not carry general Tempo 30 in cities “, said Gerhard Hillebrand, traffic president of the ADAC during the presentation of the traffic policy model of the automobile club (source: Daily mirror background).
The reason: In most cities, there are already corresponding speed restrictions in residential areas. In other urban areas they are apparently considered unnecessary.
While a lower speed limit for localities is rejected, the ADAC gives itself a little more open on motorways. Member surveys have not achieved a clear result on this. When it comes to the question of whether it should end at 130 km / h on the autobahn, one holds back accordingly.
ADAC: For combustion engines and e-cars?
The situation is different when it comes to the crucial question about the future of mobility: E-cars or combustion engines? While the matter has long been decided for the majority of manufacturers, the ADAC does not want to write off the combustion engine, let alone prohibit.
For example, Hillebrand supports the use of synthetic fuels and wants to prevent a “price explosion” for fossil fuels as well as gasoline and diesel vehicles. There must be an increase in costs in order to make climate protection more attractive, but “Mobility must remain affordable”.
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Most of the ADAC members drive cars with internal combustion engines and one is obliged to the members. In this context, the Transport President also sees the so-called e-fuels. “There must be a solution for the 35 million existing vehicles in 2030 alone.” With the rapid development of high-performance synthetic fuels, they can be used not only possible, but necessary.
