Meanwhile, the hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) are getting an insanely high level of support.
According to Nippon, Japan’s Environment Ministry announced a temporary increase in subsidies for purchasing electric vehicles – BEVs, PHEVs and FCVs.
The maximum incentives for plug-ins will double:
- BEVs: from 400,000 yen to 800,000 yen ($7,743)
- PHEVs: from 200,000 yen to 400,000 yen ($3,872)
Although, this is only if all the electricity for charging (at home or at work) comes from a renewable energy source.
The government envisioned 8 billion yen ($77.4 million) for the program – it would be enough for less than 10,000 BEVs (full amount).
The most shocking thing is however that the hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) will get an increase of available subsidy – “by several hundred thousand yen” – from the already insanely high level of up to 2.25 million yen per vehicle ($21,780).
We don’t know exactly how high it might go, but at 2.7 million yen per vehicle, it would be over $26,000 or over €21,000. That’s almost a net price (without taxes) of an entry-level new electric car.
If this is the support required to sell a few thousand FCVs (we doubt they sold more in Japan), we guess that they are completely not competitive with any other type of vehicle. It’s absurd.
Source:nippon.com
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