So far, the state has paid out a good 60 million euros in the course of the scrapping premium for trucks. By July 1, 2021, 59.6 million euros for new diesel trucks and a further 2.6 million euros for gas-powered trucks had been called up, according to a response from the federal government to a request from the Green parliamentary group. Accordingly, there were no payments for trucks with an electric drive or with a hydrogen or fuel cell drive. The editorial network Germany had previously reported on the figures. In November 2020, the federal government announced further aid worth billions in order to carry the German auto industry through the Corona crisis and to accelerate the change to more climate-friendly vehicles. This included a new truck scrapping bonus to get old commercial vehicles off the road and boost sales of newer models. “Instead of investing in climate protection, 100 percent of the tax money goes into fossil drive technologies that have no future,” criticizes Matthias Gastel, traffic expert for the Green parliamentary group.