German electric car subsidies yield 100,000 households with approved applications electrive.com

Germany’s electric-car subsidy program had approved nearly 100,000 applications by early October 2026, with €432 million disbursed; 91.6% of approvals were for fully electric cars and 8.4% for plug-in hybrids. BAFA’s statistics show more than half of recipients were in the lowest income bracket, while Tesla led the brand rankings, followed by Skoda and Cupra.