The federal government wants to increase the purchase price for electric cars by half. For purely electric cars below a list price of 40,000 euros, they should be raised to 6,000 euros, it says in a government paper, which is the Reuters news agency.
For so-called plug-in hybrids, it should rise in this price range to 4500 from currently 3000 euros. For cars over 40,000, he should climb 25 percent to 5000 or 4000 euros. This will accelerate the ramp-up of electromobility to 10 million vehicles by 2030. The federal government wants to win the auto industry for this continues to pay as previously half of the amount.
Purchase premium increasingly popular
The number of applications for the premiums had increased significantly in recent months, according to the competent Federal Office of Economics and Export Control. By the end of September, there were a total of 141,000 applications. So far, around € 183 million of € 600 million has been disbursed. In addition, 22.6 million euros have already been approved.