Comparison of BEVs and PHEVs bonuses in Europe in 2020
- In order to push part of the customers to buy low-emission cars, such as 100% electric cars (BEV) and plug-in hybrids (PHEV) or even fuel cell cars (FCEV), the European country governments have put in place several incentives to achieve this goal.
- There are incentives to reduce taxes at the purchase or on the vehicle registration, exemptions concerning car park or access to cities centersor on highways. But the most visible and effective incentive is the one consisting in setting up bonuses on the purchase price of vehicles.
- This analysis focuses on plug-in electric vehicles (BEV and PHEV) purchase bonuses for private owners. Thus in 2020, in the European Union, out of the 27 member countries (including Great Britain), 12 countries have both BEV and PHEV purchase bonuses. 20 countries offer bonuses for the purchase of BEVs and 12 for the purchase of PHEVs.
- 8 countries do not propose any bonus (but can however offer other incentives, such as tax reduction or other): Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania and Malta. Lithuania being the only member state to propose any support of any kind.
- The minimum bonus granted in the EU for the purchase of a BEV is 2,000 Euros (Finland) and the maximum is 10,000 Euros (Greece). For the purchase of a PHEV, the minimum bonus is 965 Euros (Sweden) and the maximum is 6,750 Euros (Germany); these two countries being the two leading markets for PHEVs in Europe.
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