[rawfan]

No idea where you get your news on Germany, but the only valid thing was the part about the auto industry being legacy. As someone working in the energy sector, I can gladly tell you we got rid off most dependencies, we’re 95% independent regarding electricity. Oil and coal are still a problem, but we’re getting there. That ballooning welfare deficit you talk about must be a joke, what are you even saying? Germany has a zero deficit policy in it’s constitution (which what’s actually causing trouble right now, especially regarding Ukraine help funding). Please also point me to information on unions fighting EV because I haven’t heard anything about this (being active in the largest German union).

[Cumpiler69]

> Please also point me to information on unions fighting EV because I haven’t heard anything about this (being active in the largest German union).

To expand into EV means you need to let go from the declining ICE sector and unions are fighting against such job cuts meaning there's less money left to go to EV expansion. Is putting 2 and 2 together really that difficult?

[perelin]

No reason to be snarky. You did not provide any information on the matter beyond 'because I say so'.