The European Commission’s own climate policy has backfired on Brussels’ top officials. It has now been revealed how commissioners are forced to stop and charge their electric cars in the middle of trips to Strasbourg—while Ursula von der Leyen herself sidesteps the issues, as she does not live up to the standards she expects of others.
The European Commission’s electric cars cannot make the approximately 440-kilometer trip between Brussels and Strasbourg without stopping to charge in Luxembourg. Frustration is reportedly high among several commissioners who have experienced firsthand the consequences of the green policies they themselves are pushing on Europeans. The trips can take up to seven hours when drivers try to conserve battery power by driving slowly.
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