500,000 Euro Extra: E-Moped Subsidy is Increased

The fund for the promotion of single-track electric vehicles is being replenished with 500,000 euros, as announced by the Ministry of Transport. The initially provided 1.5 million euros from the Climate and Energy Fund have already been used up. E-mopeds of classes L1 and L3 are being funded. The "eMove Austria" funding program started this July, with the e-moped funding beginning in October.

Further Funding for E-Mopeds

The program aims to advance e-mobility in Austria. According to reports, the first tranche of funding for single-track electric vehicles was allocated within a few weeks - 690 two-wheelers were applied for, with around 620 additional registrations pending. Now there is another half a million euros.

Interim balance: According to the ministry, there are currently over 250,000 battery-electric cars in stock in the country. In addition, there are nearly 17,000 commercial vehicles as well as more than 500 heavy electric trucks and "soon 500 electric buses".

Charging Infrastructure Crucial for More E-Cars

"Of course, we still have a long way to go, but the increasing number of e-two-wheelers and the already 250,000 e-cars in Austria speak for themselves," said Transport Minister Peter Hanke (SPÖ) on Monday in a press release. The expansion of the charging infrastructure is crucial.

Currently, Austria has more than 34,700 publicly accessible charging points, including 3,600 ultra-fast charging points with more than 150 kilowatts of power. Significantly more than in the spring: In May this year, there were only around 28,000 charging points across the country.

According to the Ministry of Transport, at least 100 high-performance charging points are currently available in each federal state. The total capacity of the public charging infrastructure is around 2 gigawatts. This would cover "all relevant use cases from private use to long-distance travel".

(APA/Red)

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