Buying an e-car not only has to be the better alternative for the environment, it also has to be financially worthwhile. Otherwise the beautiful Stromer will end up with the dealer. This is exactly what the environmental bonus is for. But for many e-car buyers, that is on the brink.
Environmental bonus immediately after buying an e-car: Bundestag is opposed
The purchase of an electric car is currently still up to 9,000 euros cheaper, thanks to money from the state and discounts from car manufacturers. But that should change in the coming year, the government wants to pay less bit by bit. Anyone who can no longer get to the e-car they have already ordered in time should end up complaining about the lost opportunity to save to annoy vigorously.
Because you don’t want to change anything about the formalities to be able to claim the environmental bonus. A corresponding motion by the CDU/CSU in the Bundestag was rejected by a majority. In it, the opposition faction had demanded that the approval date no longer be used as the decisive factor for an application for an environmental bonus (source: Bundestag). Instead, buyers should buy almost immediately Subsidies can be applied for if the electric car has been ordered.
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However, the long waiting times pose a problem for customers. Only a few manufacturers give a guarantee that e-cars that are still ordered will also be delivered this year. The rule is even so long waiting times that you no longer expect a delivery in 2022 can. VW recently announced that the Volkswagen Group’s entire e-car production for the current year was sold out.
There are several reasons for the long delivery times for electric cars: Scarce raw materials and preliminary products make production difficult for many manufacturers. In addition, there were and are always plant closures, whether in Europe as a result of Russia’s war against Ukraine or in China to rigorously contain local corona outbreaks. The international supply chains are also still under immense pressure.
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Environmental bonus: Continued ambiguity about plug-in hybrids
On top of that comes the continued strong growth in demand for electric cars, especially in Europe. The chance that German e-car buyers will still receive the current full environmental bonus is minimal. In the application, the CDU/CSU therefore also called for more clarity for dealers, sellers and customers to create, especially whether the subsidy for plug-in hybrids will be discontinued.