Retrofit premium for a car
Verified 14 March 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Who can benefit from the so-called car retrofit premium (conversion of the internal combustion engine into a rechargeable electric or hybrid motor)? What is the amount of the aid? How do I apply? Here are the main rules to know from 14 february 2024 (invoice date).
To qualify for the so-called retrofit premium aid, you must meet the following conditions:
- Be major
- Be domiciled in France
- Your reference tax income per unit must be less than or equal to €24,900 (€15,400 in case of retrofit in plug-in hybrid)
Check out your 2023 tax notice on your 2022 revenues for an engine transformation in 2024.
The vehicle shall meet different conditions depending on the type of retrofit, electric or plug-in hybrid.
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Electrical retrofit
The thermal car shall meet the following conditions:
- Being a vehicle of category M1 (type VP)
- The heat engine of the car must have been converted into an electric battery or fuel cell engine by an authorized professional
- Not to be sold within one year of the date of invoicing of its processing, nor before having traveled at least 6,000 km
Rechargeable hybrid retrofit
The thermal car shall meet the following conditions:
- Being a vehicle of category M1 (type VP)
- 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)
- Use petrol, natural gas, LPG or superethanol as a partial source of energy
- Have been assigned a 1re registration before 1er January 2006 (petrol vehicle) or before 1er january 2011 (diesel vehicle)
- Belong to the beneficiary of the premium
- 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.
- The internal combustion engine must have been converted into an engine using electricity as a partial source of energy and whose equivalent range in all-electric mode in town is greater than 50 km
- Not to be sold within one year of the date of invoicing of its processing, nor before having traveled at least 6,000 km
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Electrical retrofit
The amount of the premium varies according to 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 retrofit premium shall be fixed at 80 % of the cost of processing up to €5,000.
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 retrofit premium shall be fixed at 80 % of the cost of processing up to €5,000.
You drive more than 12,000 km a year with your personal vehicle for your business
The amount of the retrofit premium shall be fixed at 80 % of the cost of processing up to €5,000.
You're in a different situation
The amount of the retrofit premium shall be fixed at €1,500.
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 retrofit premium shall be fixed at €1,500.
Rechargeable hybrid retrofit
The amount of the premium varies according to 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 retrofit premium shall be fixed at 80 % of the cost of processing 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 retrofit premium shall be fixed at 80 % of the cost of processing up to €3,000.
You drive more than 12,000 km a year with your personal vehicle for your business
The amount of the retrofit premium shall be fixed at 80 % of the cost of processing up to €3,000.
You're in a different situation
The amount of the retrofit premium shall be fixed at 80 % of the cost of processing up to €500.
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're not entitled to the bonus.
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 has paid you similar assistance to buy or rent a vehicle clean, 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 professional who performs the engine transformation makes the advance of the help.
The advance payment of the aid is made at the time of invoicing and must appear on the invoice: there is a specific line indicating the amount of aid granted.
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