Germany asks hundreds of Tesla owners to repay € 4,000 grant

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German authorities are now asking drivers who received a grant of 4,000 euros after the purchase of a Tesla Model S in the country to return this money, reported Wednesday, July 18, 2018 Autonews website. [19659003] In Germany, this purchase premium – supposed to encourage the purchase of plug-in or electric hybrid cars – is granted to purchasers of such vehicles whose price is less than 60,000 euros, but the German authorities argue that the Model S the cheapest available on the German market costs at least 72,000 euros.

About 800 German drivers, who bought their car before 6 March 2018 and received this "ecological bonus", are affected by this decision. They will therefore have to repay this amount to the German Federal Office for Economic Affairs and …

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