Purchase premiums for electric cars: Majority in Germany procures combustion engines

The majority of those who buy a car in the next six months plan with combustion engines – despite subsidies for electric cars.

A recent survey for the Ulm-based lubricant manufacturer Liqui Moly shows surprising things: Despite the additional allowance for electric and hybrid cars as part of the Corona aid package, most car buyers in Germany will buy petrol. According to the study, only every eight new registrations in the next six months will be an electric vehicle.

So much can be saved

In its unprecedented economic stimulus package, the German government is making a lot of money loose, which should also benefit the auto industry. She gave in to the criticism of a possible premium for combustion engines and instead doubled the "innovation premium" for electric and hybrid mobility to 6,000 euros per vehicle, with a further 3,000 euros generally subsidizing the respective manufacturers. Added to this is the reduction in VAT from 19 to 16 percent, which will take effect on July 1. With a list price of up to 40,000 euros, you can save around 10,000 euros when buying an electric or hybrid vehicle.

Who teases the purchase incentive?

Despite this subsidy for hybrid and electric cars, the representative study shows that over 60% of those who want to buy a car in the next six months (11% of the total population) continue to rely on gasoline (44%) and diesel engines (19% ). However, you only benefit from the reduced VAT and receive no further subsidies from the state.

A total of 29% of the study participants willing to buy (16% hybrid, 13% electric) plan to exhaust the full allowance. In addition, these vehicles benefit from the vehicle tax adjustment provided for in the economic stimulus package. From 2021, it is to be "more closely geared to the CO2 emissions of vehicles". On top of that, the state wants to invest 2.5 billion euros in the expansion of the charging station infrastructure.

Young people want combustion engines, older alternatives

In addition, it is surprising to find that the study found that younger people in particular are more inclined to buy a mobile undercarriage with a combustion engine: around 70% of 18- to 34-year-olds who want to buy a new car in the next six months wear it Gasoline and diesel. In contrast, among the 35- to 54-year-olds, 58% want an internal combustion engine. At 38%, this is the strongest age group that intends to make full use of the innovation bonus (15% hybrid, 23% electric), followed by those over 55 with 37% (25% hybrid, 12% electric).

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