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German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer adjusts his face mask as he attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany May 12, 2021. Michael Sohn/Pool via REUTERS
Germany will invest more than 8 billion euros ($9.74 billion) to fund large-scale hydrogen projects, the Economy and Transport ministries said on Friday, in a step to scale up hydrogen as an alternative to fossil fuels to meet climate targets.
The 62 German projects, supporting chemical, steel and transport industries, are part of a joint European hydrogen project called Hydrogen-IPCEI, the ministries added. The fact is: we must and WANT to urgently promote the switch to climate-friendly mobility, said Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer in a statement.
Germany Clearing Autonomous Vehicles for Regular Use
According to
Deutsche Welle, Germany’s lower house of parliament has passed a bill that paves the way for autonomous vehicle integration, with the bill moving to the upper chamber for passage. The bill would allow autonomous vehicles to be a standard part of daily traffic, with minimal restrictions.
“Individual permits, exceptions and requirements such as the presence of a safety assurance driver who is always ready to intervene would not be necessary,” the Transportation Ministry said in a statement.
In order to qualify, however, they must be Level 4 autonomous vehicles. Autonomous vehicles are ranked (via
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Germany vows to boost cycling as part of climate effort
April 21, 2021 GMT
FILE - In this April 18, 2017 file photo a woman rides her bike along a field of rape in Frankfur.
FILE - In this April 18, 2017 file photo a woman rides her bike along a field of rape in Frankfur.
BERLIN (AP) Germany, home to the Autobahn and a powerful motor industry, wants its citizens to spend less time driving and more time cycling to help save the planet.
The government on Wednesday agreed a new national cycling strategy to boost bike use and safety by 2030.
The plan, Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer said, would “make Germany a bicycle country.”