The tax incentives in Germany to steer companies towards electric cars are amongst the weakest in Europe and three times lower than in France. Poland, Spain and Italy also perform worse than their neighboring countries in designing a green fiscal system. Germany offers one of the smallest 'tax gaps' in favour of electric company cars. The difference in taxes that companies pay for a petrol car compared to an electric vehicle is almost €9,000 over four years, compared to more than €24,000 in France, new T&E analysis shows. The gap between the EU’s two largest automotive markets becomes bigger the larger the car is, to the point that no other EU country gives as many fiscal advantages to large polluting SUV company cars as Germany. A big tax gap is an important incentive to accelerate demand for EVs. T&E’s Good Tax Guide has looked at tax gaps in 31 European countries and finds that out of the five largest EU markets only France ranks in the top 10. (....)