Germany plans One Million Electric Cars on the Road by 2020
2008 November 29
The German government has detailed a major plan to put one million electric and plug-in hybrid cars on the country’s roads within the next 11 years. The plan includes a large amount of funding for advanced battery development, investment in an electric car charging infrastructure, and tax credits for the adoption of electric cars and plug-in hybrids. Conceived by four separate German agencies — the departments of Economics, Transport, Environment, and Education/Research — the plan is on track to be signed into actual law at the beginning of the next German legislative session.
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