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Ecological bonus 2, 3 wheels or motor quadricycle: rules in 2022

Verified 01 January 2023 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

This page shows the rules of the ecological bonus if you bought or rented a 2-wheel, 3-wheel or quadricycle with electric motor in 2022.

The rules are different in 2023.

To receive support, you must be major and domiciled in France.

The vehicle shall meet the following conditions:

  • Use electricity as a source of energy
  • Do not use lead acid batteries
  • Be purchased or rented for a period of 2 years or more
  • Being a new vehicle
  • Be registered in France in a definitive series
  • Not to be sold in the year following its firstre registration, or before at least 2,000 kilometers

Applications for aid must be made no later than 6 months according to the date of billing of the vehicle.

In the case of a lease, the application for aid must be made no later than 6 months following the date of payment of 1er rent.

The amount of aid depends on the maximum net power of the vehicle engine.

Metropolis

Power output of 2 kilowatts or more (Regulation EU 168/2013) or 3 kw (Directive 2002/24/EC)

The amount of the aid shall be €250 by kWh: titleContent of battery power not exceeding the lower of the following 2 amounts:

  • either 27% of the cost of acquisition TTC: titleContent of the vehicle plus the cost of the battery if it is rented,
  • either €900.

Power output below 2 kilowatts (Regulation EU 168/2013) or 3 kw (Directive 2002/24/EC)

The amount of aid shall be fixed at 20% of the cost of acquisition, including VAT, of the vehicle up to €100.

Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, Reunion

Power output of 2 kilowatts or more (Regulation EU 168/2013) or 3 kw (Directive 2002/24/EC)

The amount of the aid shall be €250 by kWh: titleContent of battery power not exceeding the lower of the following 2 amounts:

  • either 27% of the cost of acquisition TTC: titleContent of the vehicle plus the cost of the battery if it is rented,
  • either €900.

The amount shall be increased by €1,000if you live overseas provided that you are traveling with the new vehicle for 6 months or more following its acquisition.

Power output below 2 kilowatts (Regulation EU 168/2013) or 3 kw (Directive 2002/24/EC)

The amount of aid shall be fixed at 20% of the cost of acquisition, including VAT, of the vehicle up to €100.

The amount shall be increased by €1,000if you live overseas provided that you are traveling with the new vehicle for 6 months or more following its acquisition.

FYI  

depending on the date of approval of the vehicle, the applicable European standard is Directive 2002/24/EC or Regulation EU 168/2013. Carte grise See section (K) "Type-approval number" of thecalled henceforth certificate of registration) of your vehicle to find out what standard it is approved to.

The bonus can be deducted from the purchase price by the professional, or refunded if you request it after the purchase.

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Advance by the professional

The bonus is deducted from the purchase price TTC: titleContent if the trader (dealer, body which has granted a micro-credit for own vehicle) agrees to advance you the amount of the bonus.

The bonus and any mark-up must be identified and visible on the invoice: there is a specific line indicating the amount of the bonus granted.

Personal request

If the trader (dealer, body which has granted a micro-credit for own vehicle) does not advance you the bonus, you must apply for it yourself online.

Application for the ecological bonus and the conversion bonus (car, van, 2 or 3 wheels motorized, electric quadricycle, bicycle)