So far, car and motorcyclists have only been milked for tax purposes if a combustion engine was on board. But the engine -related insurance tax now also comes for electric vehicles, and – no joke from April Fool – probably from 1 April.
It was a matter of time, because a reduction in CO2 emissions in road traffic can only be achieved by a significant increase in electromobility that naturally purchases. It was to be expected that the state was not watching long.
“This tax was originally intended as a levy for offering the street infrastructure, in this sense the elimination of tax exemption is an unpleasant but expected step of politics,” says Martin Graslober, ÖAMTC expert for traffic management. In comparison with the tightening for initially rumors of electric vehicles, this measure is a “manageable evil”.
According to him, it still applies to further promoting the increase in electromobility instead of endangering it. “If we miss the climate goal, there are threatening high fines – that would have a sensitive impact on the consumer.”
Tax usually less than 500 euros per year
Due to the amendment to the law, it can be assumed that the tax for the majority of E-cars will be less than 500 euros for a whole year-the bandwidth must vary from around 70 to more than 2000 euros because of the various registered services and its own weights. “If it is assumed that in the future, electromobility will also be increasingly received in the low performance and lighter vehicle segments, there must be tax for many vehicles in the lower area,” explains Graslober.
The new formula for electric cars is based on the weight and performance in the registration certificate. For the latter there is the requirement that the long -term performance must be here.
Higher load also for plug-in hybrids
Although so far has not been discussed publicly, plug-in hybrids must also be tightened when calculating the engine-related insurance tax. The tax burden now increases for many existing vehicles.
Tax for electric motorcycles
In the future, electrically driven motorcycles will also be loaded analogously in combustion or electric cars. Here too, the tax is calculated on the introduction of the engine. The tax is 0.50 euros per kW per month (minus 5 kW), at least 2.00 euros. Vehicles of 4 kW are affected.
“One-track e-mobility is growing in particular in the field of the 125 cc equivalent. At present, more than 95 percent of the total market of electric single-lane can be found in the L1E segments (Op/Mop Equivalent) and L3E (A1/125 Equivalent). This means that these vehicles are taxed annually from 1 April 2025, ”explains Karin Munk, Secretary General of the Arge 2rad, the umbrella organization of the two -wheeler industry and two coated importers.
One thing is currently being introduced for electric cars or motorcycles: the standard consumption is reserved. At least for now.
Source: Krone
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