Germany’s Fossil Fueled Decarbonisation

German car firms have been hit by recent emission fraud scandals

Carmakers’ troubles shake Germany’s national psyche

— Ranjan Balakumaran (@financialeyes) August 2, 2017

and the appearance of the electric car:

Tesla reveals Model 3 cost in its first attempt at affordable car https://t.co/d4BLcSv1kO via @FT

— Ranjan Balakumaran (@financialeyes) August 2, 2017

But where are these new cars going to get their electricity?

How are we going to power 9million electric cars, asks ALEX BRUMMER https://t.co/YYdN74ybjZ via @MailOnline

— Ranjan Balakumaran (@financialeyes) August 2, 2017

Britain’s relying on China and France to deliver the Hinkley Point Nuclear power station as no British firm has put itself forward.

British Gas raises electricity prices by 12.5%

Experts fear rise will prompt another round of increases after Centrica sanctions average annual dual fuel bill rise of 7.3% to £1,120

the Guardian

And UK gas prices are going up despite global oil and gas prices being extremely low.

So seeing as Chancellor Merkel has banned the generation of Nuclear power following Fukushima,

Merkel Nuclear-Tax Blunder Returns to Haunt Her in Election Year

Angela Merkel was forced to revisit a low point of her chancellorship after Germany’s top court threw out a 2011 levy on nuclear operators, handing her opponents a stick to beat her with in an election year.

Bloomberg.com

Germans could soon find themselves in decarbonised driverless Teslas that run on fossil fuel and French nuclear generated power.