Overview
- Germany introduced a new electric‑car subsidy for private households that ties eligibility to taxable household income with a cap of €80,000 plus €5,000 per child up to €90,000.
- Applications will run on the Förderzentrale Deutschland portal and require a BundID plus ELSTER or an activated eID and uploads of two recent tax assessments.
- Only new vehicles first registered in Germany on or after January 1, 2026 qualify, leasing is allowed, used and day‑registration cars are excluded, and recipients must keep the car for 36 months.
- Payouts start at €3,000 for battery‑electric cars or €1,500 for plug‑in hybrids and can rise with €500 per child up to €1,000 plus extra €1,000 at €60,000 income and another at €45,000, for a total of €1,500 to €6,000.
- Funding totals €3 billion through 2029 from the Climate and Transformation Fund to support about 800,000 vehicles, with ACEA noting EVs and hybrids already exceed half of new registrations in early 2026.