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Conversion premium for a van
Verified 14 February 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Who may benefit from the so-called aid conversion premium for a van ? What is the amount of the aid? How do I apply? We tell you the main rules to know from 14 february 2024 (invoice or payment date of 1er rent).
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You can do an online test to find out if you qualify for the conversion premium and have an estimate of the amount:
To qualify for the conversion premium, you must meet the following conditions:
- Be major
- Be domiciled in France
- Buy a vehicle of category N1 (e.g. CTTE), or lease this vehicle under a contract of 2 years or more
- Your reference tax income per unit must be less than or equal to €24,900 (€15,400 for a car whose energy source includes petrol, natural gas, LPG, ethanol or superethanol)
Check out your 2023 income tax notice for a 2024 purchase or lease.
You are not eligible for the conversion premium only once.
A company with an establishment in France is eligible for the conversion premium.
The company may only benefit from it once for the purchase or lease of the same vehicle for a period of at least 2 years.
To qualify for the conversion premium, you must scrap a petrol or diesel vehicle.
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Petrol vehicle
The petrol vehicle to be destroyed shall meet the following conditions:
- Being a vehicle of category M1 (type VP) or a vehicle of category N1 (e.g. CTTE)
- Have been assigned a 1re registration before 1er january 2006
- Have been acquired by 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 be gambled
- In the case of a vehicle considered to be a damaged vehicle by an expert, it must have been insured for at least 1 year on the date of its delivery for destruction or on the date of invoicing of the vehicle acquired or rented
- Be given for destruction within 3 months before or within 6 months after the new vehicle is invoiced to a end-of-life vehicles center (ELC) in France. The vehicle can also be handed over for destruction to a VHU center located abroad if it complies with the same rules as in France and if it issues you a certificate of destruction.
Diesel vehicle
The diesel vehicle to be destroyed shall meet the following conditions:
- Being a vehicle of category M1 (type VP) or a vehicle of category N1 (e.g. CTTE)
- Have been assigned a 1re registration before 1er january 2011
- To have been acquired by 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 be gambled
- In the case of a vehicle considered to be a damaged vehicle by an expert, it must have been insured for at least 1 year on the date of its delivery for destruction or on the date of invoicing of the vehicle acquired or rented
- Be given for destruction within 3 months before or within 6 months after the new vehicle is invoiced to a end-of-life vehicles center (ELC) in France. The vehicle can also be handed over for destruction to a VHU center located abroad if it complies with the same rules as in France and if it issues you a certificate of destruction.
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A van that uses electricity, hydrogen or a combination of both as its exclusive source of energy
The vehicle shall meet all of the following conditions:
- Being a vehicle of category N1 (e.g. CTTE)
- Be a new or used vehicle
- Be purchased, or leased under a contract of 2 years or more
- Be registered in France with a final number
- Not to be sold within one year of the vehicle's invoice date or payment date of 1er rent, nor before having traveled at least 6,000 km
- Not be considered a damaged vehicle
Pickup truck with energy source including petrol, natural gas, LPG, ethanol or superethanol
The vehicle shall meet all of the following conditions:
- Being a vehicle of category N1 (e.g. CTTE)
- The CO2 emission rate shall be less than or equal to 132 g/km (104 g/km if 1re registration is before 1er March 2020)
- Being a used vehicle
- Be registered on a 1re times from at least 1 year on the date of vehicle billing or payment of the 1st rent
- The date of 1re registration must be after 1er January 2011 (Crit'Air 1 vehicle)
- Acquisition cost must be less than or equal to €50,000 TTC: titleContent
- Be purchased, or leased under a contract of 2 years or more
- Be registered in France with a final number
- Not be sold within one year of the date the vehicle is billed or paid 1st rent, nor before having traveled at least 6,000 km
- Not be considered a damaged vehicle
If you sell the vehicle before the minimum time or before you have traveled the minimum distance, you will need to return the aid within 3 months of the sale.
If the aid has been paid for a lease and the duration of the lease is increased to less than 2 years after its signature, the refund shall take place within 3 months of the modification of the contract.
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A van that uses electricity, hydrogen or a combination of both as its exclusive source of energy
The amount of support varies depending on your income.
Your reference tax income per share is less than or equal to €7,100
2022 benchmark tax income for a purchase or lease in 2024 (2023 tax notice)
The amount of the conversion premium depends on the class of the van:
- Class I : 40 % of the purchase price up to €5,000
- Class II : 40 % of the purchase price up to €7,000
- Class III : 40 % of the purchase price up to €9,000
This amount shall be increased, if necessary, by the cost of the rented battery.
Your reference tax income per share is more than €7,100 and less than or equal to €15,400
2022 benchmark tax income for a purchase or lease in 2024 (2023 tax notice)
The amount of the premium varies if you drive a lot or not.
The journey made with your personal vehicle, between your home and your workplace, is more than 30 km
The amount of the conversion premium depends on the class of the van:
- Class I : 40 % of the purchase price up to €5,000
- Class II : 40 % of the purchase price up to €7,000
- Class III : 40 % of the purchase price up to €9,000
This amount shall be increased, if necessary, by the cost of the rented battery.
You drive more than 12,000 km a year with your personal vehicle for your business
The amount of the conversion premium depends on the class of the van:
- Class I : 40 % of the purchase price up to €5,000
- Class II : 40 % of the purchase price up to €7,000
- Class III : 40 % of the purchase price up to €9,000
This amount shall be increased, if necessary, by the cost of the rented battery.
You're in a different situation
The amount of the conversion premium depends on the class of the van:
- Class I : 40 % of the purchase price up to €4,000
- Class II : 40 % of the purchase price up to €6,000
- Class III : 40 % of the purchase price up to €8,000
This amount shall be increased, if necessary, by the cost of the rented battery.
Your reference tax income per share is more than €15,400 and less than or equal to €24,900
2022 benchmark tax income for a purchase or lease in 2024 (2023 tax notice)
The amount of the conversion premium depends on the class of the van:
- Class I : 40 % of the purchase price up to €4,000
- Class II : 40 % of the purchase price up to €6,000
- Class III : 40 % of the purchase price up to €8,000
This amount shall be increased, if necessary, by the cost of the rented battery.
Pickup truck with energy source including petrol, natural gas, LPG, ethanol or superethanol
Your reference tax income per share is less than or equal to €7,100
2022 benchmark tax income for a purchase or lease in 2024 (2023 tax notice)
The amount of the conversion premium shall be fixed at 80% of acquisition cost, up to €3,000.
Your reference tax income per share is more than €7,100 and less than or equal to €15,400
2022 benchmark tax income for a purchase or lease in 2024 (2023 tax notice)
The amount of the premium varies if you drive a lot or not.
The journey made with your personal vehicle, between your home and your workplace, is more than 30 km
The amount of the conversion premium shall be fixed at 80% of acquisition cost, up to €3,000.
You drive more than 12,000 km a year with your personal vehicle for your business
The amount of the conversion premium shall be fixed at 80% of acquisition cost, up to €3,000.
You're in a different situation
The amount of the conversion premium shall be fixed at €500 up to the purchase cost of the vehicle TTC: titleContent.
Your reference tax income per share is more than €15,400
2022 benchmark tax income for a purchase or lease in 2024 (2023 tax notice)
You cannot benefit from the conversion premium for a van whose energy source includes petrol, natural gas, LPG, ethanol or superethanol.
Please note
You benefit from a extra premium of €1,000 if you live or work in a low-emission mobility zone (LMA). If your local authority paid you a grant to buy or rent a vehicle clean against the destruction of an old vehicle, the overpremium is increased of the amount of local aid up to €2,000 additional. For example, if the local aid is €3 000, the additional premium is €1 000, plus €2 000 = €3 000.
The cumulative amount of aid for the same vehicle (ecological bonus, conversion premium, retrofit premium) must not exceed the acquisition cost TTC: titleContent of this vehicle.
This amount includes any additional premiums received (‘additional premium’) overseas for the bonus, “overpremium low-emission area mobility for the conversion premium and the retrofit premium).
The cost of acquisition TTC: titleContent of the vehicle is increased, if necessary, by the cost of the battery rented.
Where more advantageous, the rules in force on 31 December 2023 shall continue to apply to a new vehicle ordered before february 14, 2024, if it is invoiced no later than 15 may 2024.
The same applies to a new vehicle for which the lease agreement has been signed before february 14, 2024 if the payment of 1er rent intervenes no later than 15 may 2024.
For a legal person, the conversion premium shall relate only to the purchase or rental of a vehicle that uses electricity, hydrogen or a combination of the two as its exclusive source of energy .
The amount of the conversion premium for a van depends on the class of the van:
- Class I : 40 % of the purchase price up to €4,000
- Class II : 40 % of the purchase price up to €6,000
- Class III : 40 % of the purchase price up to €8,000
The conversion premium can be deducted from the purchase price by the trader, or refunded if you request it after the purchase or payment of 1er rent.
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Advance by the professional
The aid shall be deducted from the purchase price TTC: titleContent if the trader (dealer, body which has granted a micro-credit for own vehicle) agrees to advance the amount of the aid to you.
The aid and any increase must be identified and visible on the invoice: there is a specific line indicating the amount of aid granted.
In the case of a lease, the aid shall be indicated on the receipt, the lease agreement or a certificate conforming to a model made available by theASP: titleContent, countersigned by the tenant.
The trader shall affix a sticker to the vehicle indicating that the acquisition of the vehicle has benefited from State aid.
Personal request
If the trader (dealer, body which has granted a micro-credit for own vehicle) does not advance the conversion premium to you, you must apply for it yourself online.
If the conversion premium is combined with the bonus, you must make a single application for the 2 aids.
Online application for the ecological bonus and/or the conversion bonus
Please note
The request must be made no later than 6 months according to the date of billing of the vehicle.
In the case of a lease, the request must be made no later than 6 months following the date of payment of 1er rent.
Online application for the ecological bonus and/or the conversion bonus
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