
Germany launches new subsidy program for electric vehicles, offering up to €6,000 to lower-income households buying or leasing new EVs.

Volkswagen is continuing to pull ahead of Tesla in the European EV market, with deep discounts pushing its pure electric deliveries up by 90 pct in the first half of the year.

Every second electric car sold in Germany in the first quarter of 2025 was made by Volkswagen, while Tesla plunged from 1st to 8th.

Germany to slash grid fees and force utilities to offer variable pricing to encourage uptake of bi-directional charging, which it expects will play key role in stabilising the grid.

Germany considers new tax breaks for electric cars in latest effort to protect “cornerstone of German industry”, and as VW considers plant closures.

The number of battery-electric cars registered in Germany rose by 39.1 pct to 1.4 million in 2023, while the number of diesel and petrol cars dipped 2 pct and 1.1 pct respectively.