Purchase bonus will drop from 6000 to 4500 euros from 2023

Berlin The federal government has agreed on new subsidy rules for the purchase of electric cars. As the Handelsblatt learned from government circles, funding is falling drastically. In addition, the reduced premium should only be paid to private car buyers, no longer for company or tradesmen’s vehicles.

At the same time, the traffic light coalition of SPD, Greens and FDP wants to completely abolish the subsidy for the purchase of partially electric cars, so-called plug-in hybrids, by the end of the current year.

The compromise ends a months-long dispute between Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) and the Greens. While Lindner has long considered the subsidy harmful and would prefer to abolish it, the Greens insisted on the coalition agreement. It stipulates that the previous funding will decrease, but will not finally expire until 2025.