Germany will have around 1 million electric vehicles in July

Economy Minister Peter Altmaier revealed In July that Germany will have 1 million electric vehicles on the road, hitting its target six months late, subsidy programmes had boosted demand.

The minister said; We will reach our target of 1 million electric cars by 2020, which everyone thought was unattainable, this July, just six months late.

More bonuses have been taken up in the first half of 2021 than in the whole of last year, he added, saying they amounted to 1.25 billion euros. Subsidies were increased during the coronavirus pandemic.

Altmaier also said that Germany may exceed its longer-term goal of having 7-10 million electric vehicles on its streets.