Austria
NoVA exemption for BEVs
Active
Registration tax
Exemption from the up-to-80% registration tax
dates vary — see source
BEVs are exempt from the Normverbrauchsabgabe (NoVA) levied at first registration — for petrol cars it can reach 80% of the taxable base.
Official source
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Austria
e-Mobilitätsprämie
Ended
Purchase grant
€3,000–5,000 (BEV new, by call year)
until 31 May 2023
Federal purchase premium; annual calls repeatedly exhausted early. The final 2023 call closed 31 May 2023; no successor as of the check date.
Official source
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Belgium
Federal company-car cost deduction — BEV
Active
Company car
100% deduction of BEV company-car costs
1 Jan 2020 – 31 Dec 2026
Costs of BEV company cars remain 100% deductible for income-tax purposes through 2026; the deduction steps down from 2027 (towards 67%). Plug-in hybrids are already being phased down.
Official source
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Belgium
Flemish purchase premium (Mijn DienstVoertuig)
Ended
Purchase grant
€3,000–5,000 (income-dependent)
1 Jan 2024 – 31 Dec 2024
Regional premium for BEV purchases by individuals in Flanders, tiered by taxable income. Ended for new applications from 1 Jan 2025.
Official source
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Bulgaria
Local vehicle tax exemption for EVs
Active
Road tax
Exemption from the annual local road tax
dates vary — see source
Electric vehicles are exempt from the annual road tax that municipalities levy under the Local Taxes and Fees Act (ZMDNPO).
Official source
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Croatia
Annual vehicle tax exemption for EVs
Active
Road tax
Exemption from annual road tax
dates vary — see source
Battery-electric vehicles are exempt from the annual road tax on passenger vehicles.
Official source
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Croatia
FENZ Fund — EV purchase co-financing
Active
Purchase grant
≈ €5,000 per annual call
dates vary — see source
The Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (FENZ) co-finances BEV purchases in annual public calls; amounts and budget vary by call year — check the current call.
Official source
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Czechia
Road tax exemption for BEVs
Ended
Road tax
Exemption from road tax (silniční daň)
until 31 Dec 2025
Zero-emission vehicles were exempt from road tax (Act 16/1993 Coll.) through 31 Dec 2025; renewal was pending as of the last check — verify with the source before relying on this.
Official source
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Denmark
Reduced registration tax for BEVs
Active
Registration tax
2025: 40% of ordinary rate, max DKK 20,000
from 1 Jan 2023 · open-ended
BEVs pay reduced registration duty instead of the ordinary rate (up to 150%). 2025: 40% of the ordinary amount, capped at DKK 20,000; 2026 (as scheduled): 50%, capped at DKK 15,000. Yearly figures are re-set by law — verify current-year values with Skattestyrelsen.
Official source
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Finland
Benefit-car value reduction for BEVs
Active
Company car
50% of ordinary taxable value (2025)
dates vary — see source
BEVs provided as a benefit are valued at 50% of the ordinary calculation basis; a further reduction (25%) was planned from 2026 — verify the current percentage with Vero.
Official source
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Finland
Reduced first-registration tax (autovero)
Active
Registration tax
5% CO₂-based rate
dates vary — see source
The car tax paid at first registration is CO₂-based; BEVs sit in the lowest 5% bracket, vs up to 50% for petrol cars.
Official source
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France
Prime coup de pouce — electric car purchase aid (CEE)
Active
Purchase grant
≈ €3,100 (€4,200 for modest households)
from 1 Jul 2025 · open-ended
Successor to the bonus écologique, funded through the CEE (energy-saving certificates): ≈ €4,200 for modest and intermediate households (reference tax income deciles 1–5, up to 6–8 depending on composition), ≈ €3,100 for others. CEE ‘coup de pouce’ schedules are updated periodically — confirm current terms with the source.
Official source
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Purchase grant
27% of cost, capped €2,000–4,000 (income-tiered)
1 Dec 2024 – 1 Jul 2025
Decree 2024-1084 of 29 Nov 2024: aid of 27% of the purchase cost, capped at €4,000 / €3,000 / €2,000 by reference tax income (≤ €16,300 / ≤ €26,200 / above); car ≤ €47,000, ≤ 2.4 t, minimum eco-score. Ended 1 Jul 2025; orders placed before then were honoured if invoiced or first leased by 30 Sep 2025. Replaced by the CEE-funded ‘prime coup de pouce’.
Official source
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France
Prime à la conversion
Ended
Purchase grant
€1,500–5,000 (BEV, income-tiered, ≤80% of cost)
1 Jan 2015 – 2 Dec 2024
Required scrapping an old petrol/diesel car when buying a cleaner vehicle. Abolished for cars from 2 Dec 2024 by the decree of 30 Nov 2024 — no longer available for new applications.
Official source
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Germany
Company-car benefit — EV rate (§ 6 EStG)
Active
Company car
0.5% of gross list price per month
1 Jan 2024 – 31 Dec 2028
BEVs (≥ 67 Wh/km, or no verified consumption) are taxed at 0.5% of the gross list price per month instead of the ordinary 1.0%. List-price caps: €70,000 (2024–2027), €95,000 (2028).
Official source
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Germany
Umweltbonus — purchase premium
Ended
Purchase grant
Up to €6,750 (final schedule)
1 May 2016 – 17 Dec 2023
Federal premium for BEV/PHEV purchases (base + manufacturer share). New applications stopped 17 Dec 2023 after budget exhaustion; only applications filed before the cut-off were processed.
Official source
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Greece
Circulation fee exemption for EVs
Active
Road tax
Exemption from annual road tax (Τέλη Κυκλοφορίας)
dates vary — see source
Battery-electric vehicles are exempt from the annual circulation fees levied on passenger cars.
Official source
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Hungary
Green-plate tax exemptions
Active
Tax relief
Exemptions: registration tax, company car tax, weight tax
dates vary — see source
Vehicles with a green (environmental) number plate — including BEVs — are exempt from the registration duty, the company car tax and the annual weight-based vehicle tax (gépjárműadó).
Official source
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Iceland
Reduced VAT on BEV purchases
Active
Tax relief
12% VAT (vs 24%)
dates vary — see source
BEVs are subject to the reduced 12% VAT rate on purchase, within quota limits set by regulation — verify the current quota status with Skatturinn.
Official source
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Ireland
Lowest motor-tax band for EVs
Active
Road tax
€120/year
from 1 Jul 2008 · open-ended
EVs (0 g/km CO₂) fall into the lowest annual motor-tax band under the CO₂-based rates introduced in July 2008.
Official source
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Ireland
SEAI / ZEVI electric vehicle grant
Active
Purchase grant
Up to €3,500
dates vary — see source
For new BEVs with a list price up to €50,000; the grant tapers by battery range and is paid to the dealer via SEAI/ZEVI. Programme confirmed active on the SEAI page fetched on 2 Sep 2026.
Official source
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Ireland
ICE2EV — scrappage + grant combo
Ended
Purchase grant
Up to €5,000 (incl. €1,500 scrappage top-up)
1 Jul 2023 · closed
Required scrapping an old ICE car when buying a new BEV. Closed once the allocated budget was exhausted, per SEAI.
Official source
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Purchase grant
€3,000 + €2,000 scrappage (ISEE < €15,000); €1,600 + €1,000 otherwise
1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2025
For new BEVs with a list price ≤ €35,000 (ex-VAT, excluding other incentives), administered via the ICNB platform at MIMIT; funds could be exhausted before year-end.
Official source
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Luxembourg
State purchase premium for BEVs
Ended
Purchase grant
€3,000–8,000 (by price tier)
1 Jan 2024 – 31 Dec 2024
State premium for new BEV purchases, tiered by list price. Ended 31 Dec 2024; the private purchase premium was not renewed for 2025.
Official source
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Netherlands
BPM exemption for zero-emission cars
Active
Registration tax
100% exemption from BPM (registration tax)
until 31 Dec 2029
Zero-emission cars pay no BPM on registration, while petrol/diesel cars pay a CO₂-based registration tax. Exemption is scheduled through 2029 — verify the current rate period with Belastingdienst.
Official source
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Netherlands
Company-car addition (bijtelling) — EV rate
Active
Company car
4% of list price (vs 22%)
1 Jan 2020 – 31 Dec 2029
BEVs with a list price up to €30,000 add 4% of list price to taxable income through 2029; for more expensive cars, 22% applies to the portion above the cap.
Official source
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Netherlands
Road tax (MRB) discount for EVs
Active
Road tax
75% discount on MRB
1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2029
Zero-emission cars receive 75% off the proportional MRB road-tax rate in 2025–2029; before 2025 the discount was 100%. Statutory end date 31 Dec 2029.
Official source
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Netherlands
SEPP — purchase subsidy for electric cars
Ended
Purchase grant
€2,950 new / €2,000 used (2024 rates)
1 Jul 2020 – 27 Dec 2024
Private buyers including private lease. Applications definitively closed 27 Dec 2024; no successor scheme announced as of the check date.
Official source
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Norway
Benefit-car value reduction for BEVs
Active
Company car
Taxable benefit at 60% of ordinary value
dates vary — see source
When a BEV is provided as a company benefit, the taxable value is calculated at 60% of the ordinary basis (100% for petrol/diesel cars).
Official source
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Norway
VAT exemption for BEVs
Active
Tax relief
25% VAT exemption (cap NOK 500,000)
from 1 Jan 2023 · open-ended
BEV purchases are exempt from the 25% VAT; since 2023, for cars priced above NOK 500,000, VAT is charged on the amount exceeding the cap.
Official source
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Poland
NaszEauto — purchase subsidy
Active
Purchase grant
Up to PLN 40,000
from 3 Feb 2025 · open-ended
PLN 18,750 base + PLN 10,000 for scrapping an old car + PLN 11,250 low-income top-up (PLN 135,000/yr single or PLN 189,000 household). Car price ≤ PLN 225,000. Running from 3 Feb 2025 via NFOŚiGW.
Official source
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Portugal
Fundo Ambiental — BEV purchase support
Active
Purchase grant
€3,000 (with scrappage)
dates vary — see source
Annual Fundo Ambiental call: €3,000 towards a new BEV when scrapping an old car; budget-limited and re-set each call year — check the current notice.
Official source
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Portugal
IRS deduction for BEV purchase
Active
Company car
30% of acquisition cost, max €600/yr
dates vary — see source
Individuals may deduct 30% of the purchase cost of a BEV from their IRS income tax, capped at €600 per year.
Official source
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Portugal
IUC exemption for BEVs
Active
Road tax
Exemption from the annual circulation tax (IUC)
dates vary — see source
Battery-electric vehicles are 100% exempt from the Imposto Único de Circulação.
Official source
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Portugal
VAT deduction on EV charging
Active
Charging
25% VAT deduction, max €300/yr
dates vary — see source
Individuals may deduct 25% of the VAT paid on EV charging costs (via e-fatura), capped at €300 per year.
Official source
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Romania
e-Tichet — charging voucher
Active
Charging
€250/yr for 4 years
dates vary — see source
BEV owners receive an annual €250 e-Tichet voucher for public charging, issued for 4 consecutive years under the Rabla programme.
Official source
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Romania
Rabla Plus — purchase grant
Active
Purchase grant
Annual grant (amount set per programme year)
from 1 Jan 2019 · open-ended
AFM's annual programme combines a scrappage eco-voucher with a Rabla Plus purchase grant for BEVs; the amounts are announced each programme year — see the source for the current figures.
Official source
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Slovakia
Motor vehicle tax exemption for BEVs
Active
Road tax
Exemption from motor vehicle tax
from 1 Jan 2017 · open-ended
Battery-electric vehicles are exempt from the motor vehicle tax (dan z motorových vozidiel) under Act No. 382/2016 Coll.
Official source
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Slovenia
Vehicle registration tax exemption
Active
Registration tax
Exemption from registration tax
dates vary — see source
BEVs are exempt from the CO₂-based vehicle registration tax (davek na motorna vozila) levied at first registration in Slovenia.
Official source
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Spain
MOVES III — purchase + scrappage incentive
Ended
Purchase grant
€4,000 (€1,500 base + €2,500 scrappage)
1 Apr 2021 – 31 Dec 2025
Individuals: €1,500 for a BEV priced €7,000–45,000 (ex-VAT) plus €2,500 when scrapping a car older than 7/10 years. Managed by the autonomous communities — several exhausted funds early. Last extension ran to 31 Dec 2025; check IDAE for successor calls.
Official source
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Sweden
Benefit-car value reduction for BEVs
Active
Company car
Reduced taxable value for BEV benefit cars
dates vary — see source
The taxable value of a BEV provided as a benefit is reduced relative to petrol/diesel cars; the reduction percentage has been step-reduced in recent years — see the source for the current rate.
Official source
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Sweden
Charging station bonus (laddbonus)
Active
Charging
50% of cost, max SEK 15,000
dates vary — see source
Reimbursement for installing a home or workplace chargepoint (including installation labour), claimed from Skatteverket; budget-limited — check current status.
Official source
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Sweden
Klimatbonus — purchase bonus
Ended
Purchase grant
Up to SEK 70,000 (2022 schedule)
1 Jul 2018 – 8 Nov 2022
Base + emissions premium paid via the income-tax return (max 25% of price). The Riksdag abolished the bonus; the last payments covered purchases up to 8 Nov 2022.
Official source
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Switzerland
Automobile tax exemption for BEVs
Active
Registration tax
Exemption from the 4% federal automobile tax
dates vary — see source
Battery-electric (and hydrogen) vehicles are exempt from the 4% automobile tax (AStG) levied at import/first registration; the exemption has been extended by parliament — confirm the current end date with BAZG.
Official source
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United Kingdom
Company car benefit-in-kind — EV rate
Active
Company car
3% of list price (2025/26)
from 6 Apr 2020 · open-ended
BEVs pay 3% of list price (capped at £80,000) as company-car BIK in 2025/26, vs 25–37% for petrol/diesel. The rate rises 1 point per year, reaching 5% in 2027/28.
Official source
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United Kingdom
EV chargepoint grant
Active
Charging
75% of cost, up to £350 per socket
from 1 Apr 2022 · open-ended
For people buying an EV chargepoint at a flat or rented property: 75% of the cost up to £350 per socket, up to 2 sockets per household. Landlords and flat owners apply via an OZEV-authorised installer.
Official source
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United Kingdom
Expensive car supplement — electric threshold
Active
Road tax
£440/yr for 5 years (cars over threshold)
from 1 Apr 2025 · open-ended
Petrol/diesel cars with a list price over £40,000 pay a £440/yr supplement for 5 years from the second licence. Electric cars get a higher £50,000 threshold; EVs registered before 1 Apr 2025 are exempt from the supplement.
Official source
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United Kingdom
Vehicle Excise Duty — first-year rate for EVs
Active
Road tax
£10 first-year rate (0 g/km CO₂)
from 1 Apr 2025 · open-ended
Zero-emission cars registered on or after 1 Apr 2025 pay the £10 first-year rate instead of the previous full exemption. From year 2 they move to the standard rate (£200/yr in 2025/26) — EVs no longer pay £0 vehicle tax.
Official source
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