Tesla removed from list of e-cars eligible for subsidies in Germany
Electric cars produced by US manufacturer Tesla have been removed from the list of e-cars eligible for subsidies in Germany because Tesla鈥檚 Model S was 鈥渢oo expensive鈥� to qualify for the support, Business Insider reports on its website. A spokesman for the German Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (Bafa) explained that the base version without extra features of Tesla鈥檚 Model S could not be bought for less than the 60,000 euro price cap set for the programme. A spokesperson for Tesla called Bafa鈥檚 explanation a 鈥渃ompletely false accusation鈥�, arguing that cheaper versions of the Model S were in fact available and had already been delivered to customers in Germany.
Under the one billion euro subsidy scheme, buyers get 4,000 euros off their all-electric vehicle purchase and 3,000 euros off plug-in hybrids. Norway, which runs a similar scheme, removing Tesla from its list of eligible vehicles.
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