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Germany launches new EV subsidy for low-income households, but includes hybrids

  • 20 January 2026
  • 2 comments
  • Soren Amelang
EV sales
Germany offers new EV subsidies to low income houses but NGOs say “promoting bulky SUVs and climate-damaging plug-in hybrids is misguided."
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  • 2 min
  • Electric Transport
  • Policy

German railway group uses innovative electric charging to replace diesel trains

  • 4 November 2022
  • Edgar Meza
Deutsche Bahn begins electrification of rail lines with innovative infrastructure that will charge battery-powered trains and replace diesel locomotives.
ID.Buzz. Source: Volkswagen
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  • 2 min
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  • EV News
  • Top News

“Impressive:” Volkswagen declares ID.Buzz sale success as orders top 10,000

  • 22 August 2022
  • Bridie Schmidt
Advance sales for ID.Buzz are filling up quickly, with the majority of the sales in Norway.
BMW i4 delivery event
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  • 1 min
  • Electric Cars
  • Policy

German carmakers protest over end of electric vehicle subsidies

  • 21 June 2022
  • Soren Amelang
German finance minister calls for end to government subsidies for EVs, but carmakers say they rely on them.
2021 BMW X5 xDrive45e PHEV. Source: BMW
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  • 1 min
  • Electric Cars
  • Policy

Germany to end subsidies for plug-in hybrids earlier than planned

  • 20 April 2022
  • Edgar Meza
Germany's economy and climate ministry plans to cancel state subsidies for plug-in hybrid EVs at the end of 2022.
Image credit: Tobias Lindh/twitter
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  • 2 min
  • Electric Cars

Tesla Giga Berlin gets green light to make Model Y, good news for Australia

  • 7 March 2022
  • Bridie Schmidt
Tesla is to start pumping out Model Y at Giga Berlin EV factory en masse, which will be good news for aspiring Australian customers.
Source: @Gf4Tesla/Twitter
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  • 2 min
  • Electric Cars

Tesla to open Berlin gigafactory on Friday, delivery event planned

  • 28 February 2022
  • Bridie Schmidt
Tesla's Berlin EV factory is expected to start making Model Ys for delivery to customers within weeks, with final approval for manufacture expected by Friday.
tesla-semi
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  • 2 min
  • Electric Cars
  • EV News

Tesla puts Cybertruck and Semi on hold, but Model Y underway in Austin and Berlin

  • 27 January 2022
  • Bridie Schmidt
Cybertruck, Semi, Roadster won't be launched until 2023 at the earliest, but Model Y initial production in both Austin, Texas and Berlin, Germany has started.
2021 Model 3. Image credit: Sam Parkinson
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  • 5 min
  • EV Models
  • EV News

Tesla Model 3 easily the best for charging speed and range, says EV expert

  • 17 December 2021
  • Bridie Schmidt
EV expert sets out on mission to buy an EV, and finds Tesla Model 3 is best pick, but also discovers disinterested car dealers, and unreliable charging infrastructure.
traffic light
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  • 2 min
  • Electric Cars
  • Policy

Germany’s stunning new EV targets under “traffic light” coalition of SDP, Greens and business

  • 25 November 2021
  • Giles Parkinson
Germany's new "traffic light" coalition of social democrats, greens and business parties unveils plan to have 15 million fully electric cars on the road by 2030.

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