Automakers to fund 40 percent of proposed German electric-car incentive: Report

Smart Fortwo Electric Drive and Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive at driving school.

Germany may be on the verge of turning its talk about electric-car incentives into action. The European nation with one of the world’s most robust auto industries has no programs to subsidize the purchase of new electric cars at present, but discussions appear to have gotten more serious over the past few months. A new proposal would allow German… …read more