Deutsche Bank recently stated that the purchase bonus and tax advantages for electric cars are economically and socially questionable. When heise online asked for a statement, the Federal Ministry of Economics emphasized that one of the motives for promoting the purchase of electric cars was to want to maintain the international market leadership of the German automotive industry.
Electromobility is central to sustainable growth in Germany as a business location, and it is also the key to climate-friendly mobility, according to the ministry. If Germany were to suffer as a car location, job losses would not only affect many people and families. Declining competitiveness would also go hand in hand with high macroeconomic losses and costs for society, for example due to falling tax revenues.
Deutsche Bank had calculated that every electric car would cost the German state around 20,000 euros as a result of subsidies and fiscal effects. In addition, those with a high income are more likely to benefit from the advantages, and the federal government is cementing a technology path by preferring e-mobility to other drive technology.
E-mobility for everyone
The Ministry of Economic Affairs emphasizes that the federal government is basically pursuing a technology-open approach for the climate-friendly transformation of the transport sector, and that this is also how the purchase bonus referred to by it is designed. The government supports the ramp-up of electromobility, but the control levers used for this are continuously being adapted and optimized, according to the statement for heise online. This included purchase incentives and tax advantages for e-vehicle owners; The core of state funding, however, is to support research and development. These laid the foundations for future innovations, for competitiveness and thus also for jobs.
The Federal Government wants to make electromobility accessible to all sections of the population, the ministry continues. Buyers of vehicles with a list price of less than 40,000 euros would receive more support from the environmental bonus and innovation bonus than those who bought a more expensive car. In addition, today’s buying incentives had a positive effect on a later used car market for electric vehicles; Socially weaker sections of the population in particular would benefit from this.
Peak power 125 – 220 kW
Continuous output 70 or 77 kW
Battery capacity 55 kWh gross (Q4 e-tron 35) or 82 kWh
Max.charging power direct current 100 kW (Q4 e-tron 35) or 125 kW (at certain Ionity charging points)
Max.charging power alternating current 7.2 kW (e-tron 35) or 11 kW
Range (WLTP) 306 km (e-tron 35 min.) To 520 km (e-tron 40 max.)
Power consumption (WLTP combined) 17.0 (e-tron 35 min.) To 20.1 kWh / 100 km (e-tron 40 max.)
Top speed: 160 (e-tron 35) or 180 km / h
Boot space: 520 – 1490 liters
Basic prices (gross, as of July 2021): 41,900 to 53,600 euros
(Image: Audi)
According to the Ministry of Economic Affairs, electromobility is not only central to the future strength of Germany as a business location. The transformation there also leads to positive effects on society as a whole, such as improved air quality. “It is an essential component in the desired combination of economy and ecology in order to achieve the ambitious climate goals.”
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