Car - E-car premium: Thousands of applications this weekend
Despite the abrupt end to state subsidies for electric cars, there has been a strong final spurt. At the responsible Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (Bafa), the numbers rose after the initially vague announcements last Wednesday (December 13). On Thursday, the federal authority reported that it had already registered 1,875 funding requests, almost 400 more than the previous day.
There was then a real boom on Saturday with 7295 applications. The federal government published the deadline on Saturday morning. On Sunday, 4376 applications were received. Since then, the authorities have stopped accepting applications and are working through the applications in the order in which they were received. The "Augsburger Allgemeine" had previously reported.
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- Despite the federal office of economics and export control (Bafa) announcing the end of subsidies for electric cars, there's been a significant final spurt in applications, especially over the weekend.
- Many households in Germany rushed to apply for e-car promotion subsidies from Bafa during the final spurt, fearing the abrupt end of support for electric cars.
- The federal government's announcement of the deadline for e-car promotion applications on Saturday morning led to a massive surge in applications at Bafa's office in Eschborn.
- The federal authority, responsible for electric car subsidies, reported receiving a record 7,295 applications on Saturday, demonstrating the car industry's strong focus on electric vehicles in Germany.
- The Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (Bafa) has since stopped accepting new e-car promotion applications and is currently processing the overwhelmed backlog, causing uncertainty among potential e-car buyers.
- As federal subsidies for electric cars come to an end in Germany, driving an e-car may still remain an attractive option due to the environmental benefits and growing interest in the electric car industry, with support from private e-car promotion programs from institutions like bafa.
Source: www.stern.de
