Despite his jogging accident, the Chancellor wants to open the IAA in Munich. The auto industry is curious what he says about industrial electricity prices, job security and China.
Lufthansa boss Carsten Spohr took aim at Deutsche Bahn at a forum on the networking of the various modes of transport. Munich Airport, for example, is still not connected to the DB long-distance network, he criticized at the IAA Mobility car and transport trade fair in Munich.
Travelers did not want to change their suitcases unnecessarily often and chose more convenient alternatives where possible. The necessary infrastructure is also needed to link different modes of transport.
Infrastructure of the railway has been saved broken
Deutsche Bahn board member Michael Peterson admitted that given the growing demand, the railway was overloaded and there were too many disruptions. “We have invested too little in infrastructure for decades.” He welcomes all the more that the federal government is now providing a lot of money for it: After the gradual renewal of the network, the railway will have a much better infrastructure in ten years.
Lufthansa boss Spohr said: “Our biggest customer is the car industry.” The industry accounts for ten percent of freight and one percent of passengers. Nevertheless, he calls on the car industry not to contest the scarce synthetic fuels, the e-fuels, that airlines need for more climate-friendly air traffic.
Demands for cheap energy
The President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), Hildegard Müller, defended her call for e-fuels with a view to the countless petrol and diesel cars on the road. With e-fuels, they could drive cleaner immediately.
Shortly before the official opening of the IAA by Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), she once again made her concern about an exodus of industry clear: “We want to invest here, but the conditions have to be right,” said Müller. “That is our message to the government.” The USA lured with a huge investment program, China supports its auto industry to the best of its ability, and electricity in Germany is very expensive. “We need cheaper energy.”
Source: Stern
