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On July 1, 2020, the Subsidy Scheme for Electric Passenger Cars entered into force. Under this scheme, private individuals are entitled to a subsidy of € 4,000 for the purchase or lease of a new and electric passenger car. A subsidy amount of € 2,000 applies for the purchase or lease of a used passenger car. The 2020 subsidy ceiling for the purchase and lease of new electric passenger cars has already been reached on 8 July 2020.

The State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management has changed the definition of a new passenger car in the subsidy scheme. The old description was as follows: the passenger car of which, according to the vehicle registration register, the date of first admission, the date of first registration and the date on which the passenger car was first registered on the license plate are the same. To avoid possible confusion, the word “first” for ascription in the definition of a new passenger car has been dropped. The change has retroactive effect to July 1, 2020, which means that it will apply from the start of the scheme.