Saxony's Minister President Michael Kretschmer believes that citizens' and companies' trust in politics has been damaged following the sudden end of the purchase premium for electric cars. "Politics thrives on trust," the CDU politician told the German Press Agency. The engine in the industry is also stuttering because, among other things, the high energy prices are making the advantages of e-mobility obsolete, according to Kretschmer. In the CDU politician's view, it is wrong to set absolute targets and for the state to make decisions about technologies.
"Openness to technology means competition for the best ideas and the lowest costs. This competition of ideas has made Germany strong. We need it in mobility, in energy policy and in digitalization," said Kretschmer.
From now on, there will no longer be a state bonus for the purchase of new electric cars. The background to this is the ruling of the Federal Constitutional Court on the federal debt brake. As part of their austerity program, the coalition leaders of the SPD, Greens and FDP agreed a few days ago to phase out the state subsidy in the near future.
