STUTTGART (dpa-AFX) - The German government wants to boost demand for e-cars as company cars. Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) pointed out that the federal government is planning better tax depreciation conditions for companies. Habeck said in Stuttgart that he expected a "demand push".

New registrations have collapsed after the government stopped offering incentives for the purchase of e-cars. The government now wants to take countermeasures. Measures from the planned growth package, which Habeck had agreed on with Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP), are to serve this purpose.

A special depreciation allowance for newly registered all-electric and comparable zero-emission vehicles is to be introduced for companies with retroactive effect from July 1. This should make the purchase of the vehicles concerned "significantly more attractive", according to a paper. The special depreciation applies to new registrations until the end of 2028.

In addition, the cap on the gross list price for company car taxation for e-vehicles is to be raised from 70,000 euros to 95,000 euros. Habeck spoke of a boost to increase the demand for e-mobility again./hoe/DP/men