“There are no plans to repeat this funding guideline”
As part of the program, citizens who – whether they own an e-car or not – wanted to buy a private wall box to charge their vehicle at home received a subsidy of 900 euros each. That is now over: “There are no plans to repeat this funding guideline. The funding program had a strong boost for electromobility and has helped to establish the products and services,” says the response to the small inquiry on the subject published in mid-May “Charging infrastructure master plan” of the CDU/CSU (printed matter 20/1936).
Nevertheless, the goal of bringing a total of 30 million fully electric cars onto German roads by 2030 is still being pursued. In response to the question of whether the expansion of a total of one million charging points is planned by 2030, the Federal Government did not give any specific figures in its answer – but explained in further explanations that it was aware that the availability of charging points influenced demand. According to the Federal Network Agency, there were a total of 50,203 normal charging points and 8,723 fast charging points throughout Germany as of April 1, and the trend is rising. People in rural areas in particular are dependent on the expansion of charging stations or private charging stations at home: At the moment, the charging points for the residents of many villages are simply too far away for it to make sense to use an electric car, explains the EFAHRER information platform.
The federal government is working on a new version of the charging infrastructure master plan
With regard to the promotion of private charging stations, the federal government writes in its answer to the CDU/CSU: “Financing from budget funds that goes beyond the scope of the incentive regulation is not planned.” The letter also says: “To start the construction [ffentlichen] To speed up charging points, we are working on a new version of the charging infrastructure master plan.” The federal government points out that there has been a uniform payment system at all charging stations since the beginning of January and that payment with common credit or debit cards must be possible from July 1, 2023 “This is intended to enable consumer-friendly charging and payment at all publicly accessible charging stations in Germany.”
So while there will apparently be no further subsidies for private wall boxes for the time being, more public charging stations are coming to the communities. However, the reply also states: “The federal government is not planning any price regulation for charging current.” Whether it will stay that way or whether a regulation will be introduced in the future can only be speculated at the moment.
Olga Rogler / Editor finanzen.net
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