E-car purchase premium - Schleswig-Holstein motor vehicle association criticizes
The Schleswig-Holstein Association of the Automotive Industry has sharply criticized the end of the state purchase premium for electric cars this Sunday. "This sudden decision is a bitter setback for electromobility in Germany," explained the association's managing director, Jan-Nikolas Sontag. Thousands of customers who had ordered electric cars in reliance on the subsidy are now facing financial challenges. The end of the environmental bonus is also hitting car dealers in Schleswig-Holstein hard, who had prepared themselves for a continuous transition.
"Such a step must be carefully considered and better communicated so as not to undermine confidence in the policy to promote electromobility," said the association's president, Nina Eskildsen. The abrupt end of the environmental bonus would jeopardize the German government's goal of having 15 million electric vehicles on German roads by 2030.
As of December 17, 2023, no new applications for the environmental bonus can be submitted to the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (Bafa), as announced by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Protection in Berlin on Saturday. Accordingly, subsidies that have already been approved are not affected by the end of the subsidy and will be paid out.
According to its own information, the Schleswig-Holstein Association of the Motor Vehicle Trade represents 17 motor vehicle guilds with almost 1,200 member companies, including around 250 petrol stations. The companies employ 16,400 people with 3300 trainees.
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- Despite the criticism from the Schleswig-Holstein Association of the Automotive Industry, many customers are still considering purchasing an electric car, hoping to benefit from the ongoing environmental bonus before its end on Sunday.
- The abrupt end of the purchase premium for electric cars in Germany could negatively impact household budgets, as the financial challenge faced by thousands of customers who ordered electric cars relies on the subsidy.
- In Schleswig-Holstein, the end of the environmental bonus is not only affecting car dealers but also the broader electro mobility sector, including companies engaged in electromobility solutions.
- Germany, as a champion of environmental consciousness, could suffer a setback in reaching its goal of having 15 million electric vehicles on the roads by 2030, given the end of the environmental bonus and the impact it's having on electromobility in the country.
- The Schleswig-Holstein Association of the Motor Vehicle Trade, representing approximately 1,200 member companies, calls on the German government to reconsider the decision to end the environmental bonus, as it could have widespread consequences for both the environment and the car industry in Germany.
Source: www.stern.de
