Current subsidies for charging stations in Germany
Do you want to be part of the drive revolution or have you already started using electromobility? The charging infrastructure also plays a crucial role in making the switch to electric vehicles easier. The option of installing your own EV charger at home is a great advantage.
Fortunately, there are numerous funding programs in Germany that offer financial support at both the federal and regional levels. The most well-known funding, KfW 442, was discontinued in 2024 and can no longer be applied for. You can find alternative EV charger funding programs that are currently offered in Germany in this article:
Nationwide funding for publicly accessible charging infrastructure
The Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV) has launched a funding program for publicly accessible charging infrastructure.
Program overview:
Goal: Construction of at least 50,000 charging points, including 20,000 fast charging points
Total volume: 500 million euros
Funding rates: Up to 60% of the investment costs
Funding items:
normal charging points up to 22 kW
fast charging points over 22 kW (DC charging)
grid connections and buffer storage
Eligible applicants:
Companies, cities, municipalities, public institutions and private individuals.
Important requirements:
Public accessibility (at least 12 hours a day)
operation with electricity from renewable energies
minimum operating period of 6 years
You can submit applications via the website of the Federal Institute for Administrative Services (BAV). The program supports the expansion of charging infrastructure in Germany and has already contributed to the construction of around 20% of public charging points.
Regional subsidies for EV chargers and fast-charging stations
Despite the abolition of nationwide programs, some federal states, cities and municipalities continue to offer subsidies for EV chargers:
EV charger funding in Baden-Württemberg
With the Charge@BW program, Baden-Württemberg offers attractive funding for publicly accessible charging points and electrical installations without charging infrastructure for the (later) connection of charging points in homeowners' associations (WEG).
Funding details:
Funding rate: Up to 40% of the costs, maximum 2,500€ per charging point
Funding items:
construction of new publicly accessible charging points
Preparatory electrical installations in homeowners' associations (WEG)
Eligible applicants: Companies, municipalities, WEGs, private individuals and legal entities
Conditions:
Publicly accessible charging points must be accessible for at least 12 hours on working days.
The electrical installation in a condominium may not exclusively concern the private property of one or more condominium owners.
Minimum operating period of 3 years.
application
You can apply for funding here through the L-Bank until December 31, 2025. Early application is recommended.
EV charger funding in North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia offers comprehensive funding opportunities to support the expansion of charging infrastructure:
Total volume: 23 million euros
Term: until December 31, 2025
funding items
Acquisition and construction of non-public charging infrastructure (normal and fast charging stations)
grid connection and necessary construction work
load and energy, as well as communication management systems
eligible applicants
Private individuals with property in garage and parking space complexes, with property within a homeowners association and as landlords or tenants of residential properties, homeowners associations
Private individuals as freelancers and sole proprietors
partnerships
Legal entities under private and public law
Private individuals who own a single-family home are not eligible to apply
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For multi-family houses: up to 40% of the costs, maximum 1,000€ per charging point
For fast charging stations from 50 kW: 150€ per kilowatt of available charging power
Municipal subsidies for EV chargers
Some cities and municipalities offer their own funding programs:
Fürth: infra-Klima Offensive subsidizes the purchase, installation and commissioning of your private charging station with 100€. Click here for the funding details .
Grünwald: Here, 11kW EV chargers for private use are subsidized with up to €1,500 per charging point. You can find more information about the subsidy conditions here .
Heidelberg: 50% of the acquisition costs, up to a maximum of €1,000, are covered here. The 2024 funding has been exhausted. Funding can be applied for here after the 2025 budget has been approved.
Mainz: In Mainz you get €400 if you install your charging station on the wall, and even €700 for a free-standing column . You can find the Mainzer Stadtwerke funding program here.
Expired funding programs since 2021
There have been grants in the past, but they have since expired. If you have applied for one of these grants, you can still submit invoices and receive the grant.
KfW 440 for private individuals: ended in October 2021
KfW 441 for companies: expires in 2023
KfW 442 "Solar power for electric cars": 200 million euros in funding for 2023, canceled for 2024. EV chargers were subsidized with a flat rate of 600 euros. To do this, the eligible EV chargers had to meet the technical requirements of the KfW 442 funding program. All DaheimLader EV chargers meet the requirements and are on the KfW list of subsidized charging stations.
Berlin funding program "Business-oriented electromobility" (WELMO): ended in 2023
Hamburg EV charger project ELBE: Closed for new applications in mid-2022
The funding landscape for EV chargers has changed significantly in recent years. While nationwide programs have expired, regional initiatives and energy suppliers continue to offer opportunities for financial support. It is worth checking the current offers in your own region and, if necessary, contacting energy suppliers.
You can also get comprehensive funding advice from e-mobility consultants, among others. You can find the right consultant in your area at the emobile-academy .
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