This car news set tongues wagging: the reaction bangers of 2023

1. Growing doubts about purchasing an electric car

In 2022, no fewer than 1,100 responses were posted under an article about the increasing number of private individuals purchasing an electric car. In 2023 there are different cards on the table. This year, an article about the opposite emptied the digital ink wells. Car buyers have doubts, partly because electric cars will soon also have to pay motor vehicle tax.

2. Tesla Model 3 up to €7,000 cheaper, Model Y up to €12,000

There are price reductions and price reductions. The enormous amounts with which Tesla made its models less expensive in the past year are unique. The Tesla Model 3 became up to 7 grand cheaper in January, and the starting price of the Model Y fell by as much as €12,000. Later in 2023, the prices of the Tesla Model S and Model

3. German car buyers again have a greater preference for petrol cars

The fact that sales of electric cars are not running smoothly everywhere was also evident in March this year. It then became clear that the percentage of German consumers who opt for a petrol car for their next car has increased significantly compared to the previous year. Hybrid cars have lost popularity and German consumers are also less enthusiastic about electric cars than before.

4. Electric cars are in danger of becoming more unattractive than fuel cars

For many people, an electric car is now even more financially attractive than a fuel car, provided you can afford the purchase. That could soon be over. Accounting and consultancy organization KPMG warned about this in November this year. Rising costs could make EVs more unattractive than combustion engine cars.

5. GroenLinks-PvdA is targeting private cars

In the run-up to the House of Representatives elections, we took a look in September at what the GroenLinks-PvdA combination had in mind for Dutch motorists. He indicated that he saw a smaller role for the car in the mobility issue. “More emphasis on walking, cycling, public transport and shared mobility and less on the use of private cars is essential,” said GroenLinks-PvdA. The readers thought something of that.

6. Gasoline price may increase by 20 cents by 2024

To fuel? To cry! That seems to be the trend this year. In August, parliamentary questions asked by Pieter Omtzigt showed that a liter of petrol at the pump could easily become 21 cents more expensive in 2024 than it was in August. This was of course related to the excise duty rates that would grow in line with inflation from 2024, but also to the reversal of a temporary discount on the excise duty.

7. Tesla Cybertruck: lightning fast, practical and very strong

Remarkable! The first article in this Top 10 that is actually about a newly presented model is only found in seventh place. Less surprising is the brand: Tesla. Indeed: the Tesla Cybertruck that we reported on in the late evening hours managed to get people talking. It is still not clear whether the Tesla Cybertruck will come to the Netherlands. It is on the Dutch website, but Tesla does not want to tell us anything about an actual market introduction yet.

8. Concerns about pressure from electric cars on the power grid

More less rosy EV news. The growth in the number of charging stations and electric cars in the Netherlands depends on a power network that can handle this. There are some concerns about this.

9. ‘Climate Minister Jetten (D66) wants to make fuel more expensive

Driving is becoming increasingly expensive. It is therefore not surprising that the climate plans of Climate Minister Rob Jetten, which NOS saw in April, were a cause for some commotion.

10, 600 million euros to boost sales of used electric cars

More political news: in April it was announced via RTL News that the government will invest hundreds of millions in the coming years to stimulate the purchase of electric cars. The money would mainly be intended to boost sales of used electric cars.