Yet
while
Germany
is
known
for
its
green-leaning
tendencies
and
its
propensity
for
making
beautiful
and
highly
engineered
cars,
its
contribution
to
the
burgeoning
EV
industry
has
been
negligible
compared
with
manufacturers
in
Asia,
the
US
and
even
other
European
countries.
The
German
government
has
set
a
target
of
having
one
million
EVs
on
the
road
by
2020,
but
experts
believe
it
will
probably
miss
that
target
widely.
But
if
Germany
has
fallen
behind
on
the
supply
of
EVs,
it
is
looking
to
pull
ahead
on
their
integration
into
its
broader
energy
system.
This…
