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Conversion bonus for an electric assisted bicycle (EVA)
Verified 02 septembre 2021 - Legal and Administrative Information Directorate (Prime Minister)
You may receive a conversion bonus on condition that you purchase or lease a power-assisted cycle. At the same time, you must scrap an old diesel or petrol vehicle. This bonus is in addition to the so-called ecological bonus.
You must meet the following conditions:
- Resident in France
- Buy or rent a power-assisted cyclefrom 26 July 2021
The aid shall be paid not more than once per person until 1to January 2023.
The power-assisted cycle must meet the following conditions:
- To be purchased or leased under a contract of 2 years or more
- Do not use lead-acid battery
- Have a unique identifier on the frame
Petrol vehicle
The vehicle to be destroyed must meet the following conditions:
- Be a passenger car (VP) or van (CTTE)
- Credit note 1re registration before January 2006
- Belong to the beneficiary of the premium for at least 1 year
- Be registered in France in a normal series or with a final registration number
- Not to be won
- In the case of a vehicle considered to be damaged vehicle by an expert, he must have been insured for at least 1 year from the date of his delivery for destruction or the date of invoicing of the vehicle acquired or leased.
- Be released for destruction within 3 months or 6 months of the billing of the new electric bicycle to Authorised vehicle end-of-life centre or an approved facility for cleaning and dismantling end-of-life vehicles
Diesel vehicle
The vehicle to be destroyed must meet the following conditions:
- Be a passenger car (VP) or van (CTTE)
- Credit note 1re registration before January 2011
- Belong to the beneficiary of the premium for at least 1 year
- Be registered in France in a normal series or with a final registration number
- Not to be won
- In the case of a vehicle considered to be damaged vehicle by an expert, he must have been insured for at least 1 year on the date of his delivery for destruction or on the date of invoicing of the vehicle acquired or leased.
- Be released for destruction within 3 months prior to or 6 months following the billing of the new vehicle to Authorised vehicle end-of-life centre or an approved facility for cleaning and dismantling end-of-life vehicles
The amount of the conversion premium shall be 40 % of the purchase price of the bicycle within €1500.
The amount of the conversion premium is cumulative with the amount of ecological bonus.
Please note : you get a bonus if you live or work in a low-emission mobility zone (ZFE) and territorial paid you a fee to buy or rent an electric bike. The amount of the premium shall be the same as the aid paid by the territorial authority, up to €1 000.
If the trader (seller or rental of the bicycle, organisation that granted a clean vehicle microcredit [application/pdf - 445.6 KB] ) does not advance the premium, you must make the request online.
You 6 months from the date your new electric bicycle is billed to submit your application, or, in the case of a rental, payment of 1to rent.
Before you begin entering your application, you must have at least the following:
- Unique identifier of the bike
- carte grise of the old vehicle being scrapped (if you declare one)
- RIB
Application for payment of the ecological bonus and conversion bonus
Ministry of Environment
Online service to apply for an ecological bonus and/or conversion bonus.
Attention: for the acquisition of power-assisted cycle with an invoice from july 26, 2021, the request can be made at the end of september 2021
Warning : no matter how many vehicles are given for destruction, only one conversion bonus is paid for the purchase or rental of a bicycle.