BERLIN: Germany will have one million electric cars on the road in July, six months behind schedule, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier told Tagesspiegel on Friday (Jul 2), citing incentive programs as a reason for the increased demand. “This July, just six months late, we will accomplish our aim of 1 million electric cars by 2020, which everyone thought was unreachable,” the minister was reported as saying.
“In the first half of 2021, more bonuses were taken up than in the entire previous year,” he said, adding that they totaled 1.25 billion euros. During the coronavirus pandemic, subsidies were raised. Altmaier also stated that Germany’s long-term objective of having 7-10 million electric vehicles on the road may be exceeded.
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