Transfer scheme for EV subsidy definitively terminated

As of 30 October it will no longer be possible to advance subsidy for the purchase of an EV from the next calendar year, the government announced in the Government Gazette. This means that from November 1, EV buyers can only apply for a subsidy for the calendar year in which they purchased the car. The subsidy fund for 2021 is expected to be completely empty on 4 January.

The Subsidy Scheme Electric Passenger Cars Private Individuals (SEPP) is quite controversial. In July the jar for this year was already completely empty. At the beginning of October, the cabinet announced that it would ‘as soon as possible’ end the so-called transfer scheme, whereby subsidy applications that were not accepted could still be awarded in 2021. That date is now known: from 30 October it is no longer possible to advance the subsidy. This means that with effect from 1 November, a subsidy can only be applied for for the calendar year stated on the purchase or lease agreement. By the way, applying for a subsidy will soon be in vain, because from 1 November to 1 January 2021, the subsidy desk will refuse all new applications.

Subsidy applications submitted before October 30th will still be processed. Whether the subsidy amount can be awarded depends on how much money is in the jar until 30 October. Payment will then follow in January 2021. This also means that there will be no further subsidy space before 2021. Individuals who want to make use of the subsidy will have to postpone the purchase of an electric car until 2022. Bovag chairman Han ten Broeke did not hide his disagreement with this policy before. “We know that the EV fund for 2021 will already be empty by the end of this year. So there is no EV subsidy available for 2021, while 2021 should be the year of the breakthrough of EV for private individuals. This yo-yo policy is disastrous for consumer confidence. “

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