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State Secretary Van Weyenberg (Infrastructure and Water Management) says that he wants to ‘take rapid steps to make electric driving attractive for everyone’. When opting for electric driving, many people are still hesitant at the higher purchase price.
With a subsidy, intended to reduce the price difference, many more people appear to want to switch than expected, reports Van Weyenberg. Previous subsidy pots were quickly empty. As of January 1, 2022, there will therefore be three times as much budget for private individuals as initially planned.
Amount per car slightly lower
Because the prices of electric cars are falling and because there is more enthusiasm than expected, the cabinet has chosen, according to Van Weyenberg, to slightly lower the subsidy amount per new car. “In 2022, that will be 3350 euros, instead of the planned 3700 euros. In the following years, this decreases further. For second-hand electric cars, it remains 2000 euros.”
According to the State Secretary, by the end of 2024, it is estimated that twice as many private individuals will have been able to purchase or lease an electric car with a subsidy than had previously been anticipated. “That will also yield results for the climate and our clean air sooner. And helps to comply with the Urgenda judgment.”
Previously, the subsidies for more expensive cars, such as Teslas, which were often used for business, were harshly criticized. “The cabinet wants to further reduce the benefits for more expensive company cars,” reports the state secretary. For example, the addition increases from 12 to 16 percent. That is why the cap, the maximum value of the car up to which tax benefits apply, will be reduced to 35,000 euros in 2022, and 30,000 in 2023.
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With this, Van Weyenberg hopes to make middle-class cars more interesting for business drivers. When they come out of the lease, these cars are often a good option for private individuals who are looking for a used electric car. “The cabinet would like to help the second-hand market get going.”
‘Increasing addition is unwise’
However, the Bovag industry association finds that increasing the addition is simply unwise. “Bovag’s appeal to politicians is to reverse the increase in the addition (and the accelerated reduction of the cap) for the private use of the zero-emission car so that sustainable car mobility is given the necessary boost and the climate goals of the Netherlands and Europe in the future. stay focused”, says chairman Han ten Broeke.
‘Structural loss’
The government does foresee financial problems in the longer term if many more people switch to electric driving. For example, there are fears of a ‘structural loss of excise duty and BPM income’. Environmental considerations are now more important. “However, the climate challenge remains large and there is still work to be done to achieve the government’s ambition of 100% emission-free new car sales by 2030.”
There will be a new arrangement for the purchase of electric delivery vans for entrepreneurs in our country. They can already receive a subsidy of 5000 euros when switching to a van that runs electrically or on hydrogen. “It is expected that more and more entrepreneurs will want to make use of this, in the run-up to 2025.”
By means of green zones, cities can in the future designate zones where only clean delivery vans are allowed to drive, Van Weyenberg announces. “In the years 2023 and 2024, the cabinet will therefore allocate extra money to make the switch to such an electric or hydrogen delivery bus more attractive for the carpenter, parcel deliverer or window cleaner.”
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