Call from the mobility sector
To make electric driving accessible to everyone, the government will have to invest many billions more than is currently planned. That call comes from the Mobility Alliance.
Electric driving is still far from being an option for everyone. The purchase price of new electric cars is relatively high and the supply of affordable and usable second-hand EVs is not yet overflowing. In the coming years, therefore, a lot more money must be spent on further encouraging electric driving, so that in the long term there will also be more options on the used car market for a more modest budget. That is why, according to the Mobility Alliance (including the ANWB, Bovag and Rai Association), the cabinet must continue to step on the power pedal.
In concrete terms, people are calling for the release of more room for investment. Bee The Telegraph Rai Association chairman Frits van Bruggen illustrates that only 1.7 percent of the total €35 billion from Minister Jetten’s Climate Fund is intended for the mobility sector. That is ‘only’ about €600 million and should be much more according to; about €9 billion. The Mobility Alliance hopes, among other things, that the more favorable addition for electric cars can return, but also that a ‘weight correction’ can be made for the MRB on electric cars. “After all, electric vehicles are heavier because of their battery. Without that weight correction, the monthly MRB for an electric car is 60 percent higher than for a petrol car of a comparable size. This discourages many consumers from buying a (second-hand) electric car.”
Finally, the Mobility Alliance is of the opinion that the government should take a different look at car taxes in general. “The government must get rid of the idea that the money flow from car taxes must be maintained. In practice, this makes driving more expensive, which affects the necessary support for the transition,” said the alliance.
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