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Instead of subsidies: Ex-Daimler Truck CEO Daum advocates for higher fuel prices
Long-time Daimler Truck CEO Martin Daum has suggested an annual surcharge on the price of gasoline as a measure to encourage people to switch to electric cars in the fight for more climate protection.
“If we were to go out today and say: Every January 1st, ten cents will be added to the price per liter of gasoline, from now to infinity, then for the first three or four years it would still be within the normal fluctuation range of the gasoline price," said the 64-year-old in the SWR video podcast “Zur Sache intensiv”. However, the desired effect will soon come:
“And then at some point, it will bite so hard that you would never again think of buying a gasoline car if you drive a lot, but would immediately buy an electric car.”
Daum said this price increase is a simple solution in the fight against climate-damaging carbon dioxide, "but no one approaches it because probably the majority of citizens cannot accept it." If it helps politics, the price increase could also be lower. If ten cents is too much, it could also be five cents.
"Then it takes twice as long. And then it will change."
According to the Federal Statistical Office, the transport sector is responsible for a good fifth of greenhouse gases in Germany, and CO2 emissions in this sector had even increased recently. The automotive industry is in crisis, partly because the sale of comparatively expensive electric vehicles is stalling. The share of pure electric cars at the beginning of the year was just under three percent.
The manager of Daimler Truck is not in favor of a government bonus to boost the sale of electric cars.
"I'm actually even an opponent of promoting electric cars. For me, supporting new technologies only makes sense in the very first phase, where it's about testing technology ideas, where consumers would also take a huge risk as to whether the thing actually works."
However, this early phase is long past for electric cars. The federal government should rather invest in charging stations, roads, and energy production. Daum was the head of the commercial vehicle manufacturer for years. Since the beginning of the month, Karin Radström is at the helm of the company. According to its own information, Daimler Truck is one of the world's largest commercial vehicle manufacturers and employs more than 100,000 people. In the USA, the company leads, among others, the brands Freightliner and Western Star. The manufacturer's product range includes light, medium, and heavy trucks.
Translated automatically from German.
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