Verified · 2026DE2 purchase items

EV incentives in Germany

What the Germany government actually pays today: purchase grants, charging-infrastructure rebates, and how the road-tax picture looks for a battery EV. Figures verified against the official source in 2026.

Buying the car

Grants, rebates and reduced VAT on the EV itself.

Umweltbonus
Ended Dec 2023
The federal Umweltbonus was discontinued. State-level support continues in selected regions.
Reduced VAT on EV company cars
0.25% taxable basis
Battery EVs under €70K MSRP enjoy a quarter-rate company-car tax basis vs 1% for ICE.

Installing a charger

Home wallbox grants, workplace charger schemes, public-charging support.

KfW 442 (residential wallbox)
Closed
The flagship €10,200 residential subsidy is paused. Some Bundesländer still run smaller pots.
BAFA charging infrastructure grant
Up to €4,500 per AC point, €30K DC
Publicly accessible chargers installed by companies and municipalities.

Annual + road tax

Company-car BiK, registration tax, road tax — the recurring bills.

Kfz-Steuer exemption
€0
BEVs registered before end of 2025 keep a 10-year exemption from annual road tax.

Sources

Where these numbers come from

Grants change without notice. Cross-check the official page before you sign a finance contract. If a figure here is wrong, the link above is the source of truth.

EV tax