SPD party leader Saskia Esken announced the introduction of social leasing for electric cars at the presentation of the coalition agreement with the CDU/CSU. However, the term does not appear in the paper at all. Instead, there is general talk of a program to support households with low and medium incomes in „switching to climate-friendly mobility.“ The funding is to come from the EU Social Climate Fund. However, this is not scheduled to start until 2027.