{"id":17257017,"date":"2026-06-24T09:51:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T07:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/felss.com\/?post_type=blog&p=17257017"},"modified":"2026-06-25T14:05:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T12:05:37","slug":"sustainable-mobility-and-climate-goals-reality-or-rhetoric","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/felss.com\/en\/blog\/sustainable-mobility-and-climate-goals-reality-or-rhetoric\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable Mobility and Climate Goals \u2013 Reality or Rhetoric?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The time of greenwashing is over. Customers, investors and society no longer want to hear fine-sounding PR promises, but want to see tangible progress. But how far along is the mobility turnaround in 2025 really? Where are climate goals achieved \u2013 and where are fine words?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Fact check: The transport sector remains the problem child<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Although almost all sectors in Germany have at least slightly reduced their emissions, the transport sector is the only area in which CO\u2082 emissions have not decreased since 1990, but have even risen slightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The official target of the German government is a reduction of 48% by 2030, while the actual development so far: emissions from transport are even 2% above 1990 levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is not just a small slip \u2013 this is a massive problem that jeopardizes the entire climate targets.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. What works (with real progress)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Electrification in the passenger car segment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Electromobility is the most visible progress. Tesla has set standards worldwide, selling over 2 million vehicles in 2024. BYD in China is setting new mass market standards with cheap and technically sound models (< $20,000) and is now exporting massively to Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The German manufacturers are also finally getting going: VW, BMW and Mercedes offer competitive electric models. But the breakthrough is still failing in many places due to the charging infrastructure – especially in rural areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quote Bosch (2023):<\/strong> “Without a leap in efficiency in charging time and range, there will be no nationwide success in Europe.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public transport: Good approach, but not a game changer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The 49-euro ticket has made public transport more attractive for many people \u2013 an important signal. But a real mobility change requires more than a cheap ticket: it needs more frequent services, more staff and infrastructure investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Deutsche Bahn has set itself a goal of being climate-neutral by 2040, it is struggling with record delays and an investment backlog of around \u20ac90 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A positive example: Vienna shows how it can be done. With a low-cost \u20ac365 annual ticket and frequent intervals, the city has massively increased its passenger numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3. What doesn’t work yet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Heavy goods traffic<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Electric trucks exist, but are currently expensive and have a short range. The Tesla Semi is a marketing coup, but still unaffordable for the masses. Mercedes eActros and other models barely exceed 500 km.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hydrogen trucks are often sold as a technology of the future, but they are expensive, inefficient and only conceivable with subsidies. Deutsche Post DHL continues to rely on diesel despite pilot projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there are good examples that it could already work today. There are long-distance tests from MAN that also work practically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hydrogen is often labeled as too expensive or impractical, as it does not look at individual use cases, but everything is generalized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aviation and shipping<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Here, too, there are many announcements \u2013 but few solutions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n