E-car buyers are used to waiting times. In the meantime, however, some models have taken on completely new dimensions. Anyone who orders one of the affected e-cars today has increasingly poor chances of being able to take the environmental bonus with them.
Environmental bonus on the brink: e-car buyers have to accept extreme waiting times
It is not yet clear how the environmental bonus will continue from 2023. When the government took office, the traffic light coalition quickly provided more clarity by the end of this year so that buyers of plug-in hybrids can be sure of their situation. But not only for them, but also for many who want to buy a pure electric car Future of funding still unclear.
Nobody who hasn’t hit the jackpot should expect to receive the previous up to 9,000 euros. On the one hand, because the federal government has already announced that funding will be gradually reduced from 2023. On the other hand, because it is currently It is completely open whether customers will still receive their e-car in timein order to be able to claim the environmental bonus under the current conditions.
This is shown by an overview of the company Instadrive, which supports buyers, among other things, in the purchase of electric cars. According to this, customers who want to configure an Audi Q4 e-tron, for example, currently have to wait 56 weeks for their new vehicle after ordering.
Patience is also the order of the day for the car of the year 2022, the Kia EV6: According to Instadrive, potential buyers currently have to hold out for exactly one year. The ID models from VW all come to 43 weeks, which completely contradicts VW’s own statements on the ID.5.
In addition to the shrinking environmental bonus, there are even more reasons to get an electric car quickly:
Skoda Enyaq iV: No other electric car takes so long
the However, Skoda is the absolute top with his successful model Enyaq iV. Those who order today will only have the prospect of the e-SUV by the end of March 2024, and Instadrive currently states a waiting time of 106 weeks. It takes a very special bond with the brand and model to accept that as a customer.
The reasons for the currently skyrocketing delivery times for e-cars are, on the one hand, the increasing demand from consumers, which is met by the scarce supply on the other. As a result of the corona pandemic and the war between Russia and Ukraine, many manufacturers, including in Germany, are unable to produce as usual.