The Federal Government wants the vehicle tax exemption for Electric cars extend by 2035. Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (47; SPD) told the German Press Agency: “So that we will bring a lot more electric cars onto the streets in the next few years, we now have to set the right incentives. That is why we will continue to free e-cars from car tax.” Klingbeil announced that he would submit a draft law.
According to the previous status, the tax exemption for newly approved pure electric cars would no longer apply from January 1, 2026. However, the regulation should now be extended by five years. The change in the law is intended to favor the keeping of pure electric vehicles, which will be approved for the first time by December 31, 2030. The maximum ten -year tax exemption is to be limited by December 31, 2035 in order to give an incentive for the early purchase of a pure electric vehicle, as was said from the Ministry of Finance.
Specifically, it is about changing the Motor Vehicle Tax Act. In this way, the federal government will incur tax -reduced revenue of up to several hundred million euros in the coming years.
Politics meet AutoBosses on Thursday to the auto -summit
Klingbeil called the vehicle tax exemption a component for the measures that will be discussed on Thursday at the “Automobile Dialogue” on Thursday Friedrich Merz (69; CDU). “We now have to lace up a strong package to lead the German automotive industry into the future and to secure jobs. We want the best cars to continue in Germany be built. ” The automotive industry is in the middle of the transformation.
In addition to several federal ministers, representatives of federal states, the auto industry and unions take part in the meeting in the Chancellery. The auto industry has from a sales flaut, competition China and to struggle with the change to e-mobility. In addition, there is the customs dispute with the USA. Many companies drive a savings course and take off.
Lobby Association VDA warns of step backwards for e-mobility
The President of the Association of the Automotive Industry, Hildegard Müller (58), had called for the coalition to ensure the extension of the vehicle tax exemption for pure electric vehicles by 2035 as soon as possible-as agreed in the coalition agreement. “The tax exemption has proven itself as an effective incentive to buy for electric vehicles, but would no longer apply for new registrations from 1.1.2026-with considerable consequences for the further ride of e-mobility for cars and commercial vehicles.”
A spokesman for Klingbeil had said more than a week ago that the implementation of the extension of the vehicle tax exemption announced in the coalition agreement was currently being examined.
At the car summit, the government could get further measures on the way. In the CDU, CSU and SPD coalition agreement, a “program for households with small and medium -sized incomes” are mentioned in order to support the switch to climate -friendly mobility. There is such a “social leasing program” in France. It is about state funding for the leasing of electric cars.