German e-car sales target called a ‘pipe dream’ – POLITICO

BERLIN — Germany’s electric car dreams are in trouble.

A year ago, Berlin pledged to have 15 million battery-installed vehicles by 2030, but it’s likely to fall well short of that, according to experts warning that slashed subsidies and production bottlenecks will slow sales.

“Only with a lot of luck will the target be half reached,” warned Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, a professor at the Center for Automotive Research in Duisburg, who’s…