The Bundestag has decided to initiate a reform of the vehicle tax for 2021.
Drivers of cars with high fuel consumption will have to pay higher taxes in the future.
Road tax is increased for cars with high fuel consumption
Many measures are being considered to reduce CO2 emissions.
The expansion of e-mobility is one of them.
In Germany, e-mobility is to be promoted through the premium when buying electric cars * or through lower taxes on corresponding vehicles.
In addition, the Bundestag has decided that the
car
-
tax
is raised on models with high fuel consumption (via Tagesschau.de).
From 2021 onwards,
these will
include CO2 emissions to a greater extent for newly registered vehicles.
Vehicle tax is up to four euros more expensive per gram of CO2
The amount of the tax should depend on how many grams of
CO2
are emitted
per kilometer
.
If there are
more than 95 grams of CO2
, there should be a
surcharge of two euros for each additional gram
.
For vehicles with particularly high emissions - from 195 grams per kilometer - it should be gradually
up to four euros
.
The tax exemption for all-electric cars will also be extended by five years until the end of 2030.
So far, this was valid until December 31, 2025. Cars that were registered between June 2020 and the end of 2024 and which emit less than 95 CO2 per kilometer are to receive a tax bonus.
+
Those who buy one of the cleanest vehicles that emit up to 95 grams of CO2 per kilometer will pay an average of around 30 euros less than before after the vehicle tax reform.
© Angelika Warmuth / dpa
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How to calculate the CO2 emissions of your car
Who the
CO2
-
emissions
wants to find his own car, can be calculated with a simple formula (via German craft newspaper).
One liter of gasoline leads to the emission of 2,320 grams of CO2 - with diesel it is 2,650 grams.
For autogas (LPG) there are 1,790 grams of CO2 per liter and for natural gas (CNG) 1,630 grams.
If you own a diesel car that
consumes
seven liters per 100 kilometers
,
the calculation looks like this
: 7 times 26.5 = 185 grams of CO2 per kilometer.
The 26.5 results if the CO2 emissions per liter are multiplied by ten.
Also interesting
: filling stations now also have to set up charging stations for e-cars *
.
Critics consider the tax increase to be too low
According Tagesschau criticize environmentalists and the Greens that the
increase in the car
-
control too low
was.
The reform would hardly help motorists switch to electric cars.
In addition, a study by the Forum for Ecological-Social-Market Economy has shown that the vehicle tax will be on average
only 15
,
80 euros
more expensive
throughout the year
.
That would therefore not be a sufficient incentive to switch to less consuming cars or electric cars.
Also interesting
: how long do electric cars take to charge?
Etiquette for e-car drivers: With these tips it is simply better to drive
Etiquette for e-car drivers: With these tips it is simply better to drive
List of rubric lists: © Angelika Warmuth / dpa
