A German vice-chancellor by the name of Robert Habeck said some time ago that Germany needs to revamp its energy systems "at Tesla Speed." The same government official is now making news by pushing to reduce the country's need for gasoline from Russia. According to Teslarati, Germany imports some 55% of its gas from the country that's currently attacking Ukraine.
Germany hopes to be completely independent of gasoline needs from Russia by the middle of 2024, though the situation in Ukraine stands to accelerate those efforts significantly. Habeck recently shared that, despite Germany's construction time calculations, being independent of Russian gas by 2023 isn't likely a reality. Habeck explained:
