Reject combustion engine ban, abolish the CO2 price
The BSW rejects the phase-out of combustion engines and demands lower fuel prices. The CO2 price should be abolished. The party also opposes a general 30 km/h limit in towns and a 120 km/h limit on highways, arguing that driving must stay affordable, especially in rural areas.
The BSW does not want to ban gasoline and diesel cars. Fuel should get cheaper. The CO2 price should go. That is an extra charge on gasoline, diesel and heating fuels for climate protection. The party is against a 30 km/h limit in all towns. It is also against a 120 km/h limit on highways.
The platform points out that about half of the fuel price consists of taxes and levies and that the CO2 price pushes it up further. Environmental protection must not take priority over the need to use a car in everyday life. Instead of bans and lecturing, the BSW says it relies on persuasion and citizen participation. The party does, however, support traffic-calmed zones in residential areas to benefit walking and cycling.
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„Wir lehnen das „Verbrennerverbot“ ab und fordern niedrigere Spritpreise, die immerhin heute zur Hälfte aus Steuern und Abgaben bestehen.“Translation: We reject the “combustion engine ban” and demand lower fuel prices, half of which today after all consist of taxes and levies.
Placement
- Economyleaning more market
Lower levies on fuel and the end of the CO2 price reduce the burden of charges compared with today.
- Climateclearly growth first
Abolishing the CO2 price and rejecting the combustion engine phase-out would give up central existing climate instruments in favor of lower prices.