Altmaier
openly
questioned
the
country’s
ability
to
meet
its
formal
2020
targets
on
electric
vehicles
and
energy
efficiency,
while
acknowledging
deep
concerns
about
the
impact
of
renewables
on
fast-rising
electricity
prices.
In
doing
so,
he
implicitly
criticised
transport
minister
Peter
Ramsauer,
a
fellow
member
of
the
centre-right
Christian
Democrats
(CDU),
and
economy
minister
Philipp
Rösler,
who
is
chairman
of
the
pro-market
Free
Democratic
Party
(FDP)
–
the
junior
partner
in
Chancellor
Angela
Merkel’s
coalition
government.
Sigmar
Gabriel,
head
of
the
opposition
Social
Democrats
(SPD),
claims
that
Altmaier’s
comments
amount
to
an
admission
that…
