Recently, in the German government and the automotive industry jointly organized a “car summit”, the German government claims to be ready to invest 3.5 billion euros for the construction of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and reached an agreement with car companies to announce the next three years in the country to build 50,000 new charging piles.
In addition, in line with the previous “Climate Protection Plan 2030”, the German government also plans to build one million charging piles in the country by 2030. Both sides agreed that the expansion of charging infrastructure is fundamental to the popularization of electric vehicles and the transformation of the German automotive industry.
In order to achieve the goal, the German Ministry of Transport will introduce the corresponding charging infrastructure construction planning details at the end of this year. The German government intends to first build 1,000 fast charging outlets and establish more charging facilities in business districts, public parking lots and other locations to stimulate electric vehicle consumption in the short term. In addition, German car companies will build a total of 15,000 charging piles in their factories and 4S stores, and the German government also plans to add charging facilities in all gas stations.
To promote the development of new energy vehicles, in addition to increasing infrastructure construction, increasing subsidies for car purchases is also an important tool. Not long ago, the German government announced plans to increase subsidies for 50% of electric or hybrid models, up to 6,000 euros per vehicle. Half of the subsidy amount or will be borne by OEMs, dealers, etc., the other half will be borne by the German government.
According to estimates, the number of electric vehicles that can enjoy this subsidy offer will reach 650,000 to 700,000, the total amount of subsidies or up to 4 billion euros. 2020, Europe’s emission standards will become increasingly stringent, the major car companies are trying to increase sales of electric vehicles.