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Förderprogramm: Förderung bald nur noch für deutsche Kleinwagen? SPD und CSU wollen E-Auto-Prämie anpassen

Die E-Förderung in ihrer jetzigen Form fließt auch in Luxusfahrzeuge, zeigen neue Zahlen. An gleich vier Stellen könnte das Programm nachgeschärft werden. Doch ein Minister will nicht mitmachen.

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Förderprogramm: Förderung bald nur noch für deutsche Kleinwagen? SPD und CSU wollen E-Auto-Prämie anpassen

Several Social Democrats are advocating for an adjustment to the program designed to promote electric cars. Isabel Cademartori, the spokesperson for transport policy, told the Handelsblatt that the support must meet its social purpose. Sebastian Roloff, the spokesperson for economic policy, stated that luxury cars do not require state support.

The call for change comes in light of new figures concerning the program. According to the data, even electric luxury SUVs, upper-class limousines, and sports cars are subsidized – including models from Porsche, BMW, and Mercedes, whose list prices often exceed the six-figure Euro range. The list of top-class vehicles in the competent Federal Economic Chamber and Export Control Office (BAFA) for the period up to August 1st includes over 50 cars, among them 36 Porsche models. The Handelsblatt had first pointed out this fact.

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