But take a deep breath yes thats mel the fuse and sort of stink of a dying industry the internal Combustion Engine faces a shaky future technology is overtaking the inventions of the past. So what is the future of driving well you emissions free systems using a range of technologies that are Climate Friendly and nonpolluting some models are already on the road Battery Powered like. Gulf of fully electric vehicle with a range of three hundred kilometers at the top speed of one hundred fifty kilometers an hour. The sun powers this prototype zeon made up or made by a munich startup its called solar panels on the roof and even comes with moss as an air filter our green is that its two out next year and then there are Hydrogen Powered vehicles that use fuel cell technology. Reporter joachim ek is went to hamburg for a spin in a toyota mirai to see how the hydrogen car handles on the road lets take a ride. May look a bit ungainly put this car isnt trying to win a beauty contest. Its powered by hydrogen gas pumped into the car right here. There are just three hundred cars like this in the whole of germany. Currently toyota and honda are the only money factories to offer them here according to see below he. She works for a company that promotes Hydrogen Fuel infrastructure today shes taking us on a test been through humbug. So whats it like. When you have to give it a try and get behind the wheel. So you know. Now thats what i figured something. Was up about that it belongs to the company i work for h two modality but in fact ive just ordered myself on. The floor its not exactly cheap no its not what does it cost. To him with the help of government incentives you can lease a car like this for about six hundred years a month. Or so on it would cost about seventy five thousand euros to buy one. That said list price. Seventy five thousand euros would normally get you a luxury model so its no surprise that toyota leases most of its hundred fuel vehicles the car maker is hoping to win over jumps to the idea of hodgson powered emissions free vehicles. As good for you ok but there. Were about to go into a tunnel how long is it that with that. Kind no idea whereas if youre a local or the so very. Probably going north of south and south under the elbow river so not to regulate. The way you could that would be no problem with Hydrogen Fuel on our app you can even see where you can get fuel and it will move the ill be taking my own mare i on a ski holiday later this month if it will get a fuel in in the spring and we could also fill up in books on them these Days International travel with the Hydrogen Powered cars no problem amazing isnt it. That. Similarly post company h two mobility is working to expand the network of fueling stations to hydrogen cars. To start a priest based in berlin and receives funding from the German Government and industry partners. Fueling stations cost about one Million Euros each so does building them even make economic sense. Now is sawdust arkansas was growing like parallel in other words was there for structure and consumer numbers. Growing hand in hand the Infrastructure Infrastructure has to be a step ahead or take the first step we will have one hundred fueling stations are filled by twenty nineteen wins you know were seeing the number of cars and vehicle fleets girl cordingley. Currently germany has just forty one Hydrogen Fuel filling stations like this one in hamburg total and shell are two of the Companies Involved in h two mobility. Along with diesel and gasoline they also offer one hundred in fuel its sold by white not volume here it costs nine year olds fifty per kilo of the range to talk to a customer how much did he get thats. Just under twenty one year and so on so i will look at how far can you drive on those two kilos like you know do you go through it on time you know i just made about. Two hundred kilometers give or take a look at the meat on the field i suppose im not one hundred kilometers a kilo about out but it can vary. But. Now its my turn. Now to thank you for this. War this will be interesting. Since i am sure. Yes you were kind enough to sign a liability in agreement. With. The take you have cosi signed one still cannot be here if i want to know when i can finally push the pollen mode but. For the moment my lets wait until we stop the light then youll really notice the exoneration. And when intense green will see. Burke here we go. Here we go. I jumped out of school about a. No money run run. I think what happens if i now crash into a car. Will we blow up because of all the hydrogen on board with him thats about. And is something people are worried about hydrogen is so light that immediately dissipates if you have a crash and if you have an accident with a gasoline powered vehicle the gasoline can leak onto the ground it remains flammable for some time afterwards about hydrogen is lighter than air so it disperses in the end i like what the hell. I managed to avoid crushing the car just as well given its price and rarity sibylla vapor hopes well be seeing more Hydrogen Powered cars in the future. To sadies use it to launch the worlds first plug in hard to be a groom later this year. As you often found out Hydrogen Fuel cells are the admitted water as a byproduct and dont need additional inputs so if a sustainable source generates the hydrogen the tech is truly green even greener than the hydrogens biggest competition in replacing petrol and diesel lithium ion batteries expensive full of rare earths and Energy Intensive in production none the less theyre stealing the spotlight test the plans to triple battery production here in europe asian giants like samsung is setting up plants to tap into the growing market the battery cells german firms are finally realizing theyve got some catching up to do. Hes far too slow on the development. These are markets potentially worth billions of euros. What were lacking is experience and how to manufacture millions of these products. The products theyre all talking about batteries tiles they may not look that spectacular but theyre the beating heart of electric carts. It takes several hundred of them stuck together to provide the electricity that will power the motor. Electric and hybrid cars are growing in popularity due to their promising future german built models however have until now been polished by batteries made in asia not in germany itself and the countrys own kamani factories have shown little interest in getting to production on the road. Theres any point making them in europe right now theres a global overcapacity in this market. Sees things differently hes found a consortium bringing together companies and Research Institutions to establish budget action in germany was we have to remember one thing developing and implementing large Scale Production of battery cells cant be done in two years. We need to start today if we want to have a share in this market in ten years time. Spend bowen join the console on its inception last year his company and the various assembles eighty million bucks a year to various industries now he is among those investing in the production of electric cars sells a market worth billions of euros germany he says needs to get in on the action. A lot of the engineers employed by asian firms to make the battery cells come from germany and a lot of the chemistry used in them likewise. Comes from germany. So we have the Raw Materials and we have the engineering expertise to produce cells the problem is the size of the investment needed and the speed of development thats what deters many in germany. These made by some still spend. Several hundred Million Euros to start up production of battery cells in germany but theyre now facing increased competition leading manufacturer such as some some. Blanks in europe to supply sales to comment on the continent while the germans did the koreans are already up and running. But the German Government is now set to charge up Domestic Production its committed around four hundred Million Euros to the development production. And dismantle three availability will be a critical issue as demand grows from the one question is whether we will manage to acquire enough batteries from elsewhere. Carmakers in particular are starting to recognize that they need more control over how things develop in the future. So cars coming off the Assembly Line here at b. M. W. Could one day have battery cells on board if they post superior quality but thats not the only factor involved. In companies that are innovative and quick to respond to start ups with the determination and ability to make a battery without much fuss. That is impossible when you need five signatures to get each step approved which is typical for germany. And korea things are different there you have one person taking all the decisions and the risks germans arent keen on risks. So while the german comm a kids take a back seat investment some risks and largely being borne by others. Know the worst of strategies just the germany risks being left behind. Well germanys labor market is booming best numbers in a quarter century but so good theres a shortfall of skilled workers and professionals of over a million trades people are especially in the mad shortage forcing bosses to employ underqualified workers or pay a lot more for specialized stuff many positions are left unfilled as a result companies cant keep up with orders theyre paying penalties for the late deliveries forking out extra for overtime forty four percent of firms say that theyre stretched way past their limit just try ordering a plumber or cup of tea here fat chance of finding one. Master roofer class is one of the most sought after men in westphalia. Good softly good i dont take on major jobs for new clients he and his team work hard but theres only six of them. As i get into the last year the market has been so busy that we really need three times as many people but we dont have them i cant get anybody to come right now given the end. If you. Like his right hand man is his son lucas. Them an ounce on a bottle of the its great to leave work in the evening and see something youve made teachers for instance dont immediately see the results of what theyve been doing all day but i can leave a construction site and say i made that and then years later ill pass by and say look i did that roof. He wants to pass on his enthusiasm by giving High School Students a chance to see what he does hed like to take on some apprentices the business montanus. If im still in training but this summer ill be working full time and ill be taking over the business. Theres a serious lack of young skilled craftsman in germany around fifteen thousand trainee positions arent filled in westphalia Business Owners have formed an association that gives young people and opportunity to try out various jobs where to. Go the money i got its going to cost around and see whats out there maybe with a trial during School Breaks i think that gives you a handle on these sort of walk you go away having formed an impression i can decide if you think it suits you. Thats my mother in a long time and again rupert lucas has to admit that young people just dont think his mind to work is very cool what. If you study you can get a better job and then i guess you are more money to get. It over thats a mistake to think that College Graduates earn a lot more than a skilled craftsman. Londonstani hourly rate is at least sixteen year olds twenty one for a foreman and thats not bad money and the length of the. Next door these young people are retraining businesses are very keen to recruit and. A lot of them come from office jobs or work that just didnt suit them. When theyre left with at school you think an office job will be pretty cushy but in fact its not as easy as you think and for the monday. In many cases even the glass do have one young man training with them heres one complained he doesnt like working outside in winter and youve got freezing cold hands all day long here. So its hard work. Hes not planning on quitting his apprenticeship but his bosses know that theyll have to make him an offer he cant refuse if they want to keep him on. Hes an offer i would be able to turn down stay at home to look after the kids more most fathers a doing it but could it hurt your career we spoke to today adds you had very different experiences. I wanted to spend time with my children that was the starting point every day life not just showing up friday evening and leaving again with day sunday real life like taking them to kindergarten or school just every day activities. I wish id had a years parental leave to one year for the mother one for me or part time work until my daughter started school. But his boss was against it this father doesnt want to be identified because he still fears rhetoric cautions. To fathers in germany and their issues with reconciling work and family york as my son is a well known economist he worked for the finance ministry and was involved in tackling the financial crisis of two thousand and seven he then moved to the European Central bank as a member of the executive board. Gallery but he said i would have liked to stay at the e. C. B. It would have been fantastic doing Monetary Policy for your august at the bank would have been supportive and understanding what the problem was its based in frankfurt and commuting was no longer an option once i had children. So he resigned that evidently touched a nerve. I was surprised by the flood of emails and posts they ranged from your my role model to your an idiot. More and more men in germany want to be closely involved in raising their children Many Employers however are dead set against that and create obstacles. Our anonymous father is an Insurance Agent he wanted to look after his daughter when she was little but his Company Refused to play along. With the boss said no he was very disparaging to the whole idea of real men dont look after kids thats womens work might as well start wearing stockings. It was really nasty you know what it was to want to look after your children as well his prejudices were ironclad an antiquated they dont belong in the present day and age but that was no consolation. Since he had to continue feeding his family he stuck it out. Its not everybody can just find another job i couldnt moving to a Different Department would have been hard for me taking parental leave only to face years of punishment at work afterwards is not such a great idea. As to york us misson after he left the e. C. B. He joined the Labor Ministry in berlin. Then he applied for a job at the k F W Development bank he didnt get it he says the problem was making time for his family. Just a few career wise not getting the job at the camp doubly was a setback i had to start over it was frustrating but you mustnt went on things like that but move on. I did find a good job with an employer who understood that i was serious about staying in berlin because of my children they said right away we hear you. But. Its easier to get to look after your kids if youre quite high up in the hierarchy i think its even considered cool the question is how can everybody get a chance to do it. Other father was lower down in the hierarchy there was no way around his hostile boss we could all i really regret it i missed out on this experience and that cant be made good if theres a hole in my life and i truly wish that every father today could take the time to be with his children who were. Basically he was only around on the weekends like many other fathers these days however more fathers especially younger ones are taking the time which is especially ones with the means to do so like doctors scientists people in high tech. If their profession is in high demand finding another job after a time out is relatively easy. Even just as i just hope it becomes entirely normal and nothing special for men as well as women to be with the children is just part of life in the way we work at least by the time my daughters have grown up ill buy that. In germany fathers currently take an average of three months parental leave mothers thirteen months. Men are also a feature at this years Berlin Film Festival but for all the wrong reasons at dominance of the industry or abuse of power event will tackle Sexual Assault and discrimination with a Panel Discussion seminar and safe counseling quarter it follows the me to campaign on social media the festival opens thursday night part of the mission or the Mission Rather is to screen films that address urgent social and political issues but what about films made by women is christina kubes. Can you name three filmmakers thank you and the name all three women filmmakers. And you couldnt think of even one of those a bit its not your fault blame it on the Film Industry that some united by men why cant women give their stories up on the fear screen. You may never have thought about the world behind the screen but you should because its a sector thats strictly divided by gender within the framework of working makeup or you know its all or they turn up in sexy outfits on the red carpet. And then theyre the ones with the power they have to say theres a screen writers and producers tell you the nearest cinematographers directors. That means when we go to the movies were serious stories conceived produced states and they wrecked it by men major Film Festivals like those in cannes or venice stil