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eCarTec
2nd International Trade Fair for Electric Mobility

Dr. Peter Ramsauer, Federal Minister of Transport, will take up the patronage of eCarTec, 2nd International Trade Fair for electric mobility, which will take place in Munich from October 19-21, 2010. "My goal is set: A total of at least one million electric cars driving on Germany’s streets by 2020."

By agreeing to take up the patronage, the Federal Minister of Transport, Dr. Ramsauer, gives a clear signal for Germany’s unique innovation event on the topic of electric mobility. More than 400 international companies and 20,000 visitors are expected to visit eCarTec 2010. This translates as a doubling of visitors and exhibitors compared to last year’s event. Today, six months prior to the opening, the number of applicants has already considerably exceeded last year’s number.

Mr. Raumsauer, you are considered a passionate supporter of electric vehicles. The coalition agreement states Germany’s serious intent to become a leading market for electric mobility. How do you intend to meet this goal?

First of all, I have put this topic at the top of my list in my department and have bundled together professional competence in terms of climate and environmental protection. I am increasing the enthusiasm among my colleagues for these future innovations. We are now jointly approaching this topic with great impetus. Our projects for the promotion of electric mobility with batteries and fuel cells have been quite successful and the response has been rather impressive. We have convinced even the most varied project partners of our pilot projects, among them members of the automotive industry, smaller suppliers, large energy providers, municipal utility service providers, research institutes, and public transportation service providers. We have also been very active abroad and are currently cooperating with one of our European partners to promote the topic of electric mobility nationally and internationally. I am convinced that our measures fully support our promising strategy.

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