“The buyer’s premium is a flop”
Germany’s buyer’s premium for electric cars introduced last year has had a meagre impact, writes Hanne Schweitzer in Zeit Online. The money earmarked for the incentive can cover between 300,000 and 400,000 cars, but authorities received a mere 9,023 applications in the past half year. Car industry expert Stefan Bratzel from the Center of Automotive Management told the author: “The premium is a flop, it does not have any effect.” But he added the failure had the positive side effect of forcing actors to consider alternative ways to push e-mobility, such as increasing e-car ranges and improving charging infrastructure.
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Find background in the ÍţÁ¦˛ĘÍć·¨ dossier The Energiewende and German carmakers.