In Germany, 800 owners of Tesla Model S will have to repay 4,000 euros in subsidies

About 800 drivers in Germany will have to return for 4 thousand euros

In Germany, the Federal Service for the Economy and Export Control (BAFA) asks the owners of Tesla Model S to reimburse local authorities a grant of 4,000 euros.

Yes, the department has acknowledged that cars of this model are too expensive for their buyers to benefit from the material aid of the state.

According to the publication, all state subsidies – the so-called green bonus – have received about 800 Model S buyers. Citizens have electric cars until March 6th. It is also reported that state subsidies under this program had 250 other car owners, but they were refused.

The payment program was designed specifically to increase sales of electric and hybrid cars equipped with an internal combustion engine. a battery.

The Tesla company stated that it was going to appeal this decision. According to the press service, the electric vehicle manufacturer will cover the cost of the subsidy until the problem is solved.

Note that Germany subsidizes the purchase by drivers of electric vehicles whose base price does not exceed 60,000 euros. According to the documents on the company's website, the value of Tesla Model S, depending on the components, ranges from 92.55 to 139.8 thousand euros.

Reminder, as writes RBC-Ukraine, the US private company Tesla has signed an agreement with the Chinese government the city of Shanghai for the construction of a plant with production of electric vehicles with a capacity of 500 thousand units a year.

In early July, Tesla increased the number of cars produced model 3 to 5 thousand units a week.