Overview
- Reported grants will range from €1,500 to €6,000 depending on income, family status and vehicle type, with a base €3,000 for battery-electric and fuel-cell cars.
- Support is limited to private buyers of new vehicles and covers both purchases and leases, with an income cap around €80,000 and additional amounts for families with children.
- Certain plug-in hybrids are expected to be eligible, though technical criteria such as emissions or electric range are still being settled.
- Funding totals €3 billion and is intended to cover roughly 800,000 vehicles over three to four years, according to Environment Minister Carsten Schneider.
- An online portal for claims is planned for May, and the scheme is slated to apply retroactively to cars first registered from January 1, 2026.