Thread by @alex_avoigt

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Lots of negotiations before the Auto Meeting today

BMW, Daimler, VW ... asking for incentives to increase demand

🇩🇪 Government is asking to skip dividends in return which Big Auto is reluctant to do

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Auto Industry is asking for

€4k for BEVs & Hybrids & FC
€3k for ICE & Diesel
+€1k for crapping an old polluting car
+€1k for buying a BEV 2 years after you bought a car

This goes on top of the BEV/PHEV incentive that is already in place from Bafa.

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A BEV can collect incentives under certain conditions all together up to €11k

Personally, I am against it

#1 If the Auto Industry is supported you need to support other industries as well

#2 Incentives don't help to innovate and improve competitiveness

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#3 This is of course Taxpayer money and Tax increases are already in discussion which lowers demand

#4 ICE will benefit most as 🇩🇪 Manufacturers have still no competitive BEVs

#5 This incentives will if approved increase carbon footprint and pollution

#5 Incentives for Bicycles which is a great idea IMO is refused from the 🇩🇪 3 Minister Presidents: Söder (CSU), Weil (SPD) and Kretschmann (Greens)

🤷‍♂️ WTF