Traffic light coalition wants electric car funding to expire in 2025

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Also targeted: at least 15 million electric cars and one million charging points in 2030

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It was clear that the generous electric car subsidy of almost 10,000 euros would not be granted forever. Now the new traffic light coalition made up of the SPD, Greens and FDP has apparently found an end date for the environmental bonus: it should expire in 2025.

This emerges from the coalition agreement now published by the Suddeutsche Zeitung.

The current regulation for e-car subsidies is to apply until the end of 2022 – apparently including the controversial plug-in hybrid subsidy. Thereafter, however, the funding for BEVs and PHEVs is to be melted off until it ceases to exist entirely in 2025 – at least if we understand the coalition boom correctly:

"In particular due to the manufacturers' delivery difficulties for plug-in hybrid vehicles that have already been ordered, we will continue the innovation bonus to support the purchase of electric cars unchanged according to the previous regulation until December 31, 2022.

We want to reform the subsidies for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids on a degressive and fundamentally basis so that, from January 1, 2023, it will only be issued for vehicles that can be shown to have a positive climate protection effect, which is only defined by an electric driving portion and a minimum electric range will. The minimum electric range of the vehicles must be 80 kilometers from August 1, 2023. The innovation bonus will no longer be required beyond the end of 2025. "

From August 2023, plug-in hybrids must cover at least 80 kilometers purely electrically for funding. It remains to be seen whether the requirement for a certain proportion of electric driving is already fulfilled by the 80 km minimum range or whether a minimum proportion should also be stipulated.

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15 million electric cars by 2030

A new target for the number of "electric cars" can be read under the heading "Car traffic":

"We will gear the framework conditions and funding measures so that Germany is the lead market for electromobility with at least 15 million electric cars in 2030."

Whether the electric car category only includes battery electric vehicles or also plug-in hybrids remains open again – whether consciously or unintentionally.

E-fuels as an emergency nail for the combustion engine?

When it comes to hydrogen, the coalition wants to financially support investments in infrastructure. There should also be "targets for electrolysis performance" and "quotas for green hydrogen in public procurement". Germany is to become the "lead market for hydrogen technologies" by 2030. Green hydrogen should primarily be used where it is not possible to electrify procedures and processes directly.

Also the long-running topic of e-fuels can be found in the document; The FDP presumably took care of this: "Outside of the existing system of fleet limit values, we are committed to ensuring that it is verifiable that only vehicles that can be refueled with e-fuels can be re-registered."

This probably means that fossil-powered vehicles will remain eligible for approval even after the EU is aiming for the end of combustion engines in 2035 – if the manufacturer can ensure that they can only be operated with climate-neutral e-fuels.

One million charging points by 2030

The passages on the subject of charging infrastructure remain as ambitious and vague as the demand for 15 million electric cars. If we understand the following correctly, the coalition wants more of it:

"The expansion of the charging infrastructure must precede the demand. We will therefore accelerate the advance expansion of the charging station infrastructure with the goal of one million public and non-discriminatory charging points by 2030 with a focus on fast charging infrastructure across departments, check it for efficiency and reduce bureaucracy. We are committed to mobilizing more private ones Investments. Where competitive solutions do not work, we will establish the reliable accessibility of charging points with supply requirements, where structurally possible. "

Also topics like bidirectional charging and tariff jungle occur:

"We will enable bidirectional charging, we will ensure transparent electricity prices and a publicly visible occupancy status. We will accelerate the establishment of a comprehensive network of fast-charging hubs and increase the number of advertised hubs."

So big announcements, but they often remain very vague. How much of it will remain mere dreams and what will come true, we will see in the next four years …

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