Automotive importers: to promote E-mobility is essential

Offered by the manufacturers are given, customers are still hesitant – However, Austria, EU is the second in the case of new registrations of electric cars – for a Successful promotion of continued

Vienna (OTS) – „in order to enforce electric mobility is a long-term approach, support is essential. Because even if the offer of the manufacturer is rising constantly, unfortunately, is still not foreseeable that the customer co-developed interest also in this Tempo. Financial support for the purchase, as well as other promotions, therefore, are necessary to this new technology in the market“, says Günther guys, spokesman for the Austrian Automobile importers. In the coming years, a variety of E-models will come on the market everyday due to their ranges. This was mainly due to the fact that the manufacturers of immense fines are not threatening, if you reduce the CO2 fleet average dramatically (keyword: EU fleet targets). This is successful only through a significant increase of electric and hybrid vehicles in their fleets.

Applications for E-mobility bonus for 1. March

„We are therefore pleased that we, together with BMVIT and BMNT is a reissue of the electric mobility bonus. The promotion has already been adopted in its first edition very good, which is why we expect also now a success,“ so guys. The interest in E-mobility is generally deemed to exist if, but still at a low level. As Austria had in the year 2018, with two per cent after the second highest share of E-cars in new registrations within the European Union.

Since 1. March, applications may be made for the E-mobility bonus. The purchase promotion is both for Private as well as for farms of 3,000,- for pure E-Cars and 1.500,- Euro for Plug-In Hybrids. The upper limit of the purchase price is 50,000, and for firms with 60.000,- Euro. The promotion is funded half by Federal and half by the Austrian Automobile importers. The transaction will be made through the KPC (Kommunalkredit Public Consulting GmbH).

The working group, the automotive import represents a specifically regulated the representation of interests within the industrial Association. Members of the Austrian Automobile importers, and distributors of international car manufacturers.