Germany Doubles Incentives For EVs - Ignores Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles

Germany is doubling incentives offered to buyers of battery-powered cars as part of a 130 billion-euros ($146 billion) economic recovery package for the period through the end of next year -- but the government refused pleas for the program to include internal-combustion cars.

Buyers of full-electric cars with a net list price of up to 40,000 euros ($44,815) will be eligible for a grant of 9,000 euros ($10,083), including 6,000 euros from the government and 3,000 euros from automakers.

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carloslassiter - 6/4/2020 10:09:43 AM

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The ICE is dead, it just doesn't know it yet.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 6/4/2020 10:34:03 AM

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Germany has their eyes on the prize, a zero emission economy. Not sure if they can get there or get close, but vehicles are a start. Power generation too. It all comes down to the right leadership and a society that is on board with this direction. In a lot of ways the EU is miles (kilometers?) ahead of North America.

Vette71 - 6/4/2020 10:48:41 AM

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Power generation? Germany shut down all their continuous generation carbon free nukes, and since then has used coal and natural gas to insure continuous electricity when the sun don't shine and the wind don't blow. CO2 emissions are up. Hardly prizewinning.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 6/4/2020 12:33:38 PM

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In 2019, Germany generated electricity from the following sources: 29% coal, 25% wind, 14% nuclear, 10% natural gas, 9.1% solar, 8.7% biomass, 3.7% hydroelectricity.

As you can see they are moving towards a much greener grid. They are not there yet. But with 46% coming from renewables, comments about sun not shining or the wind not blowing don't hold up.

MDarringer - 6/4/2020 3:52:32 PM

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Germany has their eye on fascist-socialist engineering.

MrEE - 6/4/2020 5:32:49 PM

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Model 3 just qualifies, going to the big winner.

SanJoseDriver - 6/5/2020 12:32:31 AM

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They are also requiring EV charging stations at ALL gas stations. Might be overkill, honestly I'd rather see charging stations where it is convenient like at all shopping centers (Silicon Valley style).

MDarringer - 6/5/2020 8:27:41 AM

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That's the Alt-Left, Radical-Democrat, fascist-socialist plan.

carloslassiter - 6/6/2020 11:23:54 AM

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That's the Alt-Left, Radical-Democrat, fascist-socialist plan.
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Textbook paranoid delusions. Probably time for you to lock yourself in your basement so the bogeyman can't get you.