“In my opinion, an entrepreneur can not wait for the state to open a green corridor and a burst of money from the air, and only then we will produce,” believes two innovative companies – Ltd. Ogre Service Center a SIA it’s the – driver, Dakar rally driver, Andris Dambis, creator of the electric car that won the all-engine rating on Mount Pikspeak, California.
According to him, we need to create a good product and then use the opportunities of this European money, and offer the good product at the very moment when the country needs it.
“For example, a municipality needs electric minibuses – we have them and they can choose. We will have this product and will be able to buy it. European fund money cannot be a driving force in business, although it can create additional pull. It is also from the buyer’s point of view. You can already think from the position – there will be state support, and then I will buy an electric car! That would be ideal, only Latvia is not so rich. I personally believe that if there is a question of paying teachers or doctors or paying extra for the purchase of an electric car, it is better to pay teachers and doctors. At the same time, if money comes into the country that is directly earmarked for the introduction of green technologies, then it should be used, and, of course, it is these investments that will allow the new CO2 emission targets to be met. ” Daily Business from A.Dambis.
Read the entire interview in the August 3 issue of the magazine “Dienas Bizness”!
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