> Electric ground transportation is the future.

You can already use trains in a large scale: most larger European cities are well connected and have extensive local transport systems. Next the public sector will invest a lot of money into electrical busses and their infrastructure. E-Bikes are already very popular. Cars will take a few more years...

Merkel's government had ambitious goals, but industry and public was not ready - without substantial financial incentives, which would have been another problem.