Saturday, February 13, 2016

Barbara Hendricks: Environment Minister Calls penal levy on gas-guzzling cars – ZEIT ONLINE

Who wants to buy a car with high fuel consumption, has it soon might pay more: Federal Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks (SPD) has proposed a pollutant discharge when buying such vehicles. The revenue should fund purchase premiums for electric cars.

The federal government is discussing financial incentives for electric cars to increase the demand for environmentally friendly vehicles. By March the government and auto industry a plan to develop “common framework” as electromobility can be taken forward.

see Hendricks plans before that the levy depends on the CO2 values ​​of cars. With CO2 emissions of 95 grams per kilometer, as occurs in smaller vehicles, a unique “environmental fee” of 50 euros would be payable, the minister told the magazine Der Spiegel . “With more than 200 grams, as you would with a Porsche Cayenne, 1000 euros could be payable.”

Should the SPD politician in the grand coalition does not push through their plan, it proposes as an alternative for an increase of the diesel tax.

“Currently, diesel drivers pay far fewer taxes than gasoline drivers, even if we include the higher road tax,” she said in the interview. As it should be “sufficient room” for a wise to finance the electric car purchase premium. The auto companies want Hendricks also commit to a quota for e-cars; the ratio is expected to initially be three per cent of all new car sales.

“It’s about a fair balance between the vehicles with high CO2 emissions and those contributing with low emissions to climate protection,” the environment minister justified its proposal of a “bonus-malus -Regulation”. They have great understanding that Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU) “will not be funded from the tax coffers incentives”. Schäuble has repeatedly stated that it was not the government’s job to assist in the sale of cars.

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