Thomas Weber, Harald Krueger, Mike Flewitt.

“We just do not want to be the champions of announcements.”

Daimler chief developer Thomas Weber didn’t budge when asked about timing and models for a possible electric car offensive. He did say, however, that a BEV is not far, but would have to remain secret to keep a competitive advantage.
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“We need government support to boost sales. We’re in positive talks with the German government and I expect there will be a resolution soon.”

BMW CEO Harald Krueger adds to the discourse about EV incentives in Germany. The Bavarian carmaker is clearly a proponent, as is the Bavarian branch of the conservative party CSU and the social democrats.
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“If Germany takes important measures to support electric cars, it’s going to help us a lot to boost the volume.”

Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn thinks along the same lines and believes a German incentive scheme would get the market going.
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“Our next hybrid vehicle will launch towards the latter part of our six-year plan, and we will see at least 50 percent featuring hybrid technology by 2022.”

McLaren CEO Mike Flewitt makes it clear – the carmaker is all about hybridisation. Flewitt added that engineers were looking into full electrification in the Ultimate Series.
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