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Die Bundesregierung hat eine Kaufprämie für Elektroautos eingeführt, um den Umstieg auf umweltfreundliche Fahrzeuge zu unterstützen.
Das Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (Bafa) hat über drei Monate nach Beginn der neuen Kaufprämie für E-Autos knapp 52.500 Anträge bewilligt. Dabei geht es um staatliche Förderung für den Kauf eines Elektroautos. Bis zum ersten September seien dem Bafa zufolge 52.473 Bewilligungen für eine Förderung in Höhe von 230 Millionen Euro erteilt worden.
Die meisten der bewilligten Anträge stammten laut Bafa von Haushalten mit einem Einkommen bis 45.000 Euro jährlich. Bei einem Großteil der Anträge handelte es sich laut Bafa bei 11.680 um den Kauf eines Volkswagens. Den zweiten Platz belegte Tesla mit 8.141 Autos.

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