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DUH 2025 Check Finds Most German Officials’ Cars Breach EU CO2 Benchmark

The watchdog says the sluggish shift to electric fleets erodes the government’s climate credibility.

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Markus Söder, CSU-Vorsitzender und Ministerpräsident von Bayern und CSU-Vorsitzender, kommt am Morgen zu Beginn der Fortsetzung der Koalitionsverhandlungen von Union und SPD an der CDU-Parteizentrale, dem Konrad-Adenauer-Haus, an.
Dienstwagen-Check 2025 der Deutschen Umwelthilfe: Spitzenpolitikerinnen und Spitzenpolitiker setzen nach Regierungswechsel weiter auf CO2-Schleudern

Overview

  • DUH issued 151 red cards to 238 federal and state leaders for cars emitting at least 20% above the 93.6 g CO2/km EU fleet target.
  • Only 87 of the 238 officials use battery‑electric cars, with the federal share of BEVs edging up to 57% from 50% last year.
  • Federal ministers’ cars averaged about 141 g CO2/km, with seven of eleven over the limit; four ministers earned green cards for BEVs, led by Environment Minister Carsten Schneider at 62 g/km, while Labor Minister Bärbel Bas posted 209 g/km.
  • Among state leaders, Bavaria’s Markus Söder registered the highest CO2 figure at 292 g/km, and Baden‑Württemberg’s Winfried Kretschmann was the only premier driving an electric car at 70 g/km.
  • DUH calculates PHEVs as running on fuel and applies Germany’s 2024 power mix to EVs; several heavily armored central government vehicles were excluded, and the group warns policymakers could try to roll back the EU’s 2035 combustion‑engine phaseout.