Reuters: BERLIN Germany's coalition parties plan to boost demand for electric cars by exempting them from vehicle tax, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung daily reported on Wednesday, citing coalition sources.
Under the plans, individuals who buy an electric car by 2020 would not have to pay vehicle tax for ten years, reported the paper. Support could also include a research program which would boost the development of batteries.
The parliamentary groups of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and her Social...