The Federal Government wants to make the German market the lead market for electro-mobility. It has established an interdepartmental coordination platform with its "National Development Plan for Electro-Mobility" as part of an integrated energy and climate programme.
The aim is for science, industry and politics to develop a joint strategy from basic research to market introduction. The entire value added chain is to be taken into consideration - from materials, components, cells, batteries to the overall system and its application. The plan was launched at the national strategy conference on electro-mobility in Berlin in November 2008. The German Federal Government is looking to have one million electric vehicles on the road by 2020.