Its custom­ers cannot order the Model S base versio­n withou­t extra featur­es that pushed the car above the 60,000 euroA German government agency has removed Tesla from the list of electric cars eligible for subsidies, sparking a row with the US company over whether its Model S is too expensive to qualify for the scheme. Tesla customers cannot order the Model S base version without extra features that pushed the car above the 60,000 euro ($71,500) price limit, a spokesman for the German Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Controls (BAFA) said on Friday. Tesla shares fall as Model 3 supply woes continueGermany last year launched the incentive scheme worth about 1 billion euros, partly financed by the German car industry, to boost electric car usage. Anyone in Germany can order a Tesla Model S base version without the comfort package, and we have delivered such cars to customers,” Tesla said in a statement. German magazine Auto Bild had reported that BAFA was looking into the Tesla issue and could take the company’s cars off the eligibility list.

Source: The Express Tribune December 02, 2017 09:22 UTC