The Deal between Minister Scheuer and the car industry will help to end the uncertainty for hundreds of thousands of diesel drivers? Doubt there is.
The big hit for millions of motorists with the old diesels it should be. Out came a complex, for critics undecided-acting formula of compromise with the powerful industry. Up to 3000 Euro some of the auto companies to shoot – after months of haggling with the policy – the customer, if this out of fear of further driving their older diesel banned car exhaust technology retrofit. So far, So good. But it is an agreement with open questions and loopholes. In addition, all manufacturers do not make equally. And a lot of attacks until quite late.
Federal transport Minister Andreas Scheuer had to sell on Thursday because it is also clearly an effort, the long-awaited Hardware package as a breakthrough. In Cologne, the next administrative court of a city of import prohibitions for dirty Diesel had just imposed from 2019. Although the German car maker said the CSU politician now, in the case of measures for better air. Additional financial offers the most comprehensive message. Particularly in the case of Hardware retrofits, it is tricky to almost unmanageable.
Observers baffled at first
Many observers were baffled at first, what is told exactly shy since after about five hours of negotiations with the managers. In essence, it is the compromise reached to Hardware retrofits, a “3000-Euro-formula”, which is in the future. If at some point, such conversion rates are available on the market and technical as well as legal requirements for you to be available to customers of VW and Daimler to get a grant – if you want to upgrade. In this case, Volkswagen and Daimler to participate with a maximum of 3000 Euro per vehicle – but only in 15 so-called intensive cities in which the air is at its worst. These costs sum had also appreciated experts. Previously the car maker had offered 2400 Euro.
Daimler stressed that the retrofitting had to entitle proven, in streets Forbidden to enter. Of VW the announcement: “Hardware-upgrades will not offer the Volkswagen group and car owners also do not recommend.” The installation must incorporate an external company. BMW rejects a Hardware retrofits complete. You want to support affected diesel driver after the expiry of the “conversion premium” but also with a 3000 Euro for a new purchase.
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Resistance to retrofits
The industry has fought back with hands and feet against modifications to the engine and exhaust system. It does, in principle, even after the compromise. Argument: retrofits with urea/SCR catalysts are too expensive, too expensive, increased fuel consumption. However, because of the public pressure increased, in the face of new driving restrictions, the industry is gritting his teeth – which is connected with a number of.
For better air in the cities, the companies continue to rely primarily on fleet renewal. To do this, you have higher discounts in the offer, if customers give Old Diesel and a new, less harmful to the environment car buy. The criticism, such as consumer protectors: This is more of a stimulus program in its own thing than a real help, because a lot of people could’t afford a new vehicle. In addition, car manufacturers have focused on reducing by pure Software Updates, the pollutant emissions.
Production-ready solutions to
The head of the industry Association VDA, Bernhard Mattes, makes it clear: “The German automotive manufacturers see Hardware retrofits to critical. Production-ready solutions for Car retrofits will not, due to the required development and approval time available on short notice.” Of, at the earliest, 2020.
For users of old Diesel and commuters, this means that The Shaking in front of another Judge is not likely to subside. In Hamburg, there are already restrictions; dishes ordered driving bans starting in 2019 for Stuttgart, Berlin or Frankfurt. And how old Diesel is “defining” exactly? About all the Euro-4 from the retrofit scheme fall?
Matt said: You do with Software Updates, the mobility Fund of the Federal government and the “renewal program”. Also foreign brands, not to participate, one had to “take the duty”.
Rethink your choice of Slippers
The Hardware question was since the beginning of the VW scandal of 2015, becoming the largest topic of debate. Well – favoured also by the choice of the Union in Bavaria and Hesse – a change in thinking Slippers. Long had Scheuer rejected technical interventions. Later there was an Opening, at first only in the direction of local and craft vehicles.
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In a concept paper to the Cabinet, from the beginning of October, it was said: “According to the Federal government, these measures are in addition to the activities of the Länder and local authorities is sufficient (for this purpose), all of the cities in which a nitrogen oxide-annual mean of not more than 50 micro-grams has been measured per cubic meter of air, can comply with the limit values in the future without any traffic restrictions.” For the 15 intensive cities will also be further “option showed up but all of a sudden” Hardware retrofit. There is, it is conceivable to improve Diesel exhaust standard Euro-5 SCR-catalyst, provided that the systems were available.
Game on time
The Minister and industry to play yet more recognizable. The calculus: To 2020/2021 be in many places, met with other measures, the limits – it’s just a manageable number of cars remains anyway not much left to be retrofitted by a catalyst.
Therefore, it was not long before criticism of the Diesel started to Deal. The financial support for the retrofitting is basically correct and overdue, of the Central Association of the German motor vehicle industry. But the year 2020 is not too late, the restriction to 15 cities. Thus, the approach taken so far of the Aussitzens a quickly realizable retrofit would continue to “control”.
Similarly, the Federal environment Minister, Svenja Schulze (SPD). “This can not last two years,” she said on Friday. Scheuer had rejected the allegation of a slow retrofit before. “We now make the technical and legal regulations, then the provider will develop these parts, and we want to approve then,” he said in the ZDF. All of this was technically difficult. Green party parliamentary leader Anton Hofreiter spoke of window-dressing: “The Bamboozling goes on unabashedly. Minister Scheuer and the corporate bosses want to sell the dupes diesel owners new car and refuse to retrofit to other years.”