The German government has agreed to cut its subsidies for electric cars costing € 40,000 ( $ 44,500 ) by 50 % , half of which , € 6,000 , will come from the automotive industry , and is extending the support up to 2025 from its current 2020 deadline . Both the industry and the government have also promised to install 50,000 public charging stations in the country by 2022 . The subsidy extension was announced as VW began mass production of its ID.3 electric car .
The German government has agreed to increase its subsidies for electric cars costing €40,000 ($44,500) by 50%, half of which, €6,000, will come from the auto industry, and is extending the support package to 2025 from its current 2020 deadline. Both the industry and the government have also promised to install 50,000 public charging stations in the country by 2022. The subsidy extension was announced as VW began mass production of its ID.3 electric car.