New Diesel Trade-In Bonuses for the e-Golf
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“Trade-in bonuses” for old diesels are coming. For the lottery players among us: maybe another €12k discount on electric cars? Buy a €100 diesel wreck and register it now? https://t.co/Ts155g0rTZ — Timo Hetzel, September 29, 2018
It didn’t reach €12k, but VW announced incentives today that could make an e-Golf much more affordable.
Update, early 2019: All bonuses do apply nationwide after all. The original restrictions below no longer apply.
Nationwide for Euro 1–4 diesels from any manufacturer: €5,000 + about €4,380 = €9,380 gross.
- Euro 1–4 diesels nationwide can only be traded in for a new diesel car.
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- Only in the 14 cities with especially high pollution, for Euro 4 and 5 diesels from any manufacturer: €4,000 + about €4,380 = €8,380 gross. The old diesel is also bought according to the Schwacke valuation list.
The e-Golf’s base price is about €36,000, and even with some options it’s still under €40,000. With the bonus, it comes to around €30,000 and should lease for €100–200 a month, depending on the dealer.
The fine print isn’t available yet; the VW press department must still be at its currywurst breakfast. I got a call back from VW’s press office. The details aren’t clear yet, but I expect they’ll follow last year’s conditions. The details follow the 2017 conditions. Interesting: the 2018 campaign has no end date.
The Golf GTE hybrid can’t currently be ordered. The e-Golf currently has a delivery time of about six months. If you want delivery by mid-2019, hurry. Last year, delivery times rose sharply after the offer started.
Politically, this is all a farce, of course, and Diess’s statements are outrageous. But perhaps this will make it possible to switch to a first electric car without too much pain.