Germany to reintroduce EV subsidies for private buyers


BERLIN, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Germany will reintroduce subsidies for private consumers purchasing electric vehicles, the environment ministry announced on Monday, reviving incentives that were halted at the end of 2023.

The new program will cover newly registered battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), certain plug-in hybrids, and extended-range electric vehicles newly registered from Jan. 1, 2026. Subsidies will range from 1,500 euros (1,745 U.S. dollars) to 6,000 euros, the ministry said.

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