Germany removes Tesla from electric car subsidy list


BERLIN: A German government agency has removed Tesla from the list of electric cars eligible for subsidies, sparking a row with the US. company over whether its Model S is too expensive to qualify for the scheme.

Tesla customers cannot order the Model S base version without extra features that pushed the car above the 60,000 euro (US$71,500) price limit, a spokesman for the German Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Controls (BAFA) said yesterday.

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