Overview
- Taxi operators can receive €5,000 for standard electric cars, €10,000 for large-capacity e‑taxis, and €20,000 for wheelchair-accessible inclusion vehicles.
- About one quarter of Hamburg’s roughly 2,900 taxis are now electric (around 742–750 vehicles), leaving approximately 2,150 combustion taxis in service.
- The city will expand taxi‑exclusive charging points from eight to at least 30 by the end of the year to improve daily operations.
- This round’s budget is smaller than prior phases, following €1 million in the fourth round and about €4.2 million across the first three rounds.
- Registration rules restrict new taxi and rental‑car additions to emissions‑free vehicles, with officials citing over 19,000 tonnes of CO2 already avoided and a potential 25,000 tonnes saved annually once the fleet is fully electrified by around 2030.