The Measures of State Support for the Development of Electric Vehicles in Germany

Abstract

The development of electromobility is currently the focus of the government of the Federal Republic of Germany. To stimulate the transition to new types of environmentally friendly and climate-neutral transport, various measures of financial support are used – both direct payments and tax preferences. A separate area of work is the introduction of modern charging infrastructure. Much attention is paid to building up research and development competencies in these areas. The article provides an overview of the main support measures in force for electromobility in Germany. It is concluded that the transition to climate neutral transport is possible with a combination of both direct financial incentives and large government investments in new charging infrastructure.

Keywords

• e-mobility
• germany
• eu
• industrial policy