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- Electric-Car Subsidies Make Renaults Free in Germany
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Car buyers in Europe can now get their hands on a brand-new electric vehicle for less than the typical cost of a mobile-phone contract. Thanks to newly generous subsidies, some are even free.

Shoppers have swarmed virtual showrooms in Germany and France -- the region’s two largest passenger-car markets --after their national governments boosted electric-vehicle incentives to stimulate demand.

Their purchase subsidies are now among the most favorable in the world, according to BloombergNEF.

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Since resources are scarce, especially at the time of a pandemic, not all needs and wants can be satisfied. This requires to be made choice and includes opportunity costs.

Countries all around world suffered from the COVID-19 pandemic. This has caused many industries to shut down either completely/partially, one of the industries that had to completely shut down was the automotive industry.

Germany and France being the biggest manufacturers, they are the focus in the event. Governments in Europe had to make a choice to figure out a way to reopen and invest in this industry, one of the solutions were to subsidize electric vehicles (here on EV/s).