According to the proposal of the SPD parliamentary group, anyone who ditches their combustion engine for a new electric car should receive a bonus of 6,000 euros. According to information from “stern”, this emerged from the paper of the parliamentary group’s economic politicians. If you switch to a used electric car, you should receive a bonus of 3,000 euros. “We are convinced that electric cars are the future,” the parliamentarians wrote before a meeting between the federal government and representatives of the automotive industry in Berlin this Monday.
“The car summit must send a clear signal that business and politics can overcome the current difficulties together,” Social Democrat economics politician Sebastian Roloff said “firmly.” Other suggestions in the paper include a government surcharge for e-car rentals for low- and middle-income earners and funding for private charging boxes, storage systems and charging stations.
Deputy chair of the parliamentary group Verena Hubertz said: “VW and the automotive industry are the German engine. If the engine dies, we have to keep it running.” During the economic crisis of 2009, Germany had offered a bonus to support car replacement. Anyone who disposed of their old car and bought a new one received an environmental bonus of 2,500 euros. Many spoke of a “scrappage bonus”.
