&gt; One can say with pretty high confidence that this is done with the explicit goal of excluding Tesla&#x27;s Model S and Model X.<p>One cannot.<p>Tesla loves to spin it that way, but forgets to mention that cars from other manufacturers, including Germany&#x27;s BMW are also affected by that limit.<p>The simple, albeit boring, truth is that subsidizing the toys of the super-rich would be very unpopular.<p>If you have the money to buy a 80000 Euro car, you have the money to pay for it yourself.