Grants for electric cars will be cut by £500 and abolished altogether for more expensive models under plans designed to stretch taxpayer support further. The government will announce that the plug-in car grant will drop from £3,000 to £2,500 from today after a surge in demand for electric vehicles put massive strain on the scheme.
At the same time, the upper limit of cars eligible for the scheme will be reduced from £50,000 to £35,000.
The change means that Teslas popular Model 3, which costs from £40,500, will no longer be covered by the grant. It has consistently been the countrys best-selling electric car over the past year. Other new models, such as the forthcoming Ford Mustang Mach-E, will not be covered either.
www.thetimes.co.uk/article/...in-electric-car-sales-pzs6pdq3x
Nachdem die ursprüngliche Förderung von £4500 in den letzten Jahren bereits in mehreren Stufen auf £3000 gesenkt wurde, gehe ich davon aus, dass weitere Einschränkungen folgen werden, zumal der Fördertopf auf etwa 20% des ursprünglichen Betrages geschrumpft ist. Wenn diese Massnahme den Tesla Absatz negativ beinflusst, wird Tesla auch im UK die Preise senken.