2024-10-01 13:29:08
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Federal Cartel Office Highlights Lack of Competition in EV Charging Stations
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Electric cars, especially small cars, are more expensive, but operating costs, carbon footprint, and efficiency are more favorable; government subsidies for electric cars have been discontinued; charging infrastructure in Hückelhoven is being expanded, with charging stations at Aldi and Aral gas stations; the fire hazard with electric cars is a prejudice, extinguishing requires more water; charging stations in apartment buildings are problematic, new ideas are required; electric cars must be d..
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Electric Vehicles: Federal Cartel Office Lacks Competition in Charging Stations - DER SPIEGEL
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Finance
Economy
The Federal Cartel Office criticizes the lack of competition in charging stations for electric cars; many municipalities have only granted areas to individual providers, which has led to dominant market positions; the federal government has improved market access through tenders in the Germany network, but the Cartel Office sees no reason for antitrust intervention.
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Electromobility: Federal Cartel Office calls for more competition in electric charging stations
Economy
Technology
The Federal Cartel Office criticizes the lack of competition in public electric charging stations. Many municipalities only award spaces to individual providers, which leads to higher electricity prices for charging. President Andreas Mundt sees locally abusively excessive prices and dominant market positions in local markets.
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Federal Cartel Office: Insufficient competition in electric vehicle charging stations
Environment
Finance
The Federal Cartel Office criticizes the lack of competition in public electric vehicle charging stations. Many municipalities award spaces to municipal utilities or individual providers, which leads to limited choice and the risk of higher prices. President Mundt sees occasionally abusively excessive prices and dominant market positions in local markets. In the federal government's own "Deutschland-Netz" on motorways, there is open market access, but at managed rest areas there is a risk of p..
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