According to an analysis, some car manufacturers have increased their discounts for Electric vehicles returned in April. On average, only 12.6 percent discounts were granted by internet intermediaries on the German market, the CAR Center Automotive Research reported on Wednesday. For comparable combustion models, however, there was an average discount of 16.9 percent.
In the previous month there had been significantly higher incentives to buy electric cars at 16.2 percent, before Volkswagen W let its special conditions for the ID models expire. Also at Audi and the Stellantis brand Opel According to the investigation, the e-discounts were reduced. The former price breaker Tesla did not launch any new price campaigns despite significant declines in sales on the German market.
Author Ferdinand Dudenhöffer (72) expects weak sales figures for electric cars and a market share of less than 10 percent in the coming months. For small and compact cars, the respective combustion models are between 11,000 and 14,000 euros cheaper than comparable battery-powered cars. There are also political campaigns against electric cars. “It makes no sense for car manufacturers to use high sales promotion campaigns to oppose the political mood and the government sales bonuses that were canceled overnight,” the expert concluded.