BERLIN -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is meeting with car executives with ministerial leaders, energy executives and unions on Monday to discuss how Germany can meet its target of 15 million electric cars on the road by 2030.
The chancellor is convinced the goal could be reached if automakers produced more cheaply priced and longer-range EVs, government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit said at a press conference on Friday.
A ruling last week by a German constitutional court that the re-allocation of 60 billion euros ($65.44 billion) towards climate and industry initiatives was unconstitutional has left the government scrambling for alternative sources of funds and cast doubt over planned projects, including expanding charging infrastructure.
Still, a spokesperson for the transport ministry said they were working at high speed to expand the charging network, with over 100,000 publicly available spots already built.
