He considers a ban to be “disadvantageous” for Europe, “not to say wrong. It is a misconception to believe that even more ambitious decisions will have to force our economy and our industry to innovate,” he said in a press conference Spring retreat of the ÖVP Upper Austria.
You have to “approach this matter with an open mind to technology” and “not just propagate e-mobility alone with tunnel vision in one direction,” he added. Where the electricity needed for this should come from is a big question for him. The governor is also of the opinion that Austria should join the veto on the incineration ban. “As a representative of the automotive location Upper Austria, I can only say that we live in close partnership and close economic ties with Germany in this area in particular and should represent these interests together,” emphasized Stelzer.
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