Quarter of subsidy for new electric cars forgiven

Just like in 2022, a substantial subsidy pot is available again this year to encourage the purchase (or private lease) of a new or used electric car. The total SEPP subsidy pot has been filled with an amount of €99.4 million, of which €67 million is intended to boost the sale of new electric cars. You can receive a contribution of €2,950 on the purchase of a new electric car with a catalog value of up to €45,000. Of the €67 million available this year, €16.09 million (24 percent) has now been applied for, according to a look by AutoWeek at the figures from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency.

So SEPP subsidy has been applied for for 5,454 new electric cars. There is still €50.91 million (76 percent) in subsidy budget for new electric cars available, enough for another 17,257 new electric cars. So there is no reason to get stressed yet.

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Of the €99.4 million in the subsidy pot this year, €32.4 million is intended this year for the purchase (or private lease) of a used electric car with an original catalog value of €45,000. €6.98 million has now been forgiven. You can receive a financial contribution of €2,000 on the purchase (or private lease) of a used EV. This means that a subsidy has been applied for for 3,490 used electric cars. There is still €25.42 million left (78 percent) and so there is a budget available for another 12,710 electric used cars.

If we compare the state of the subsidy pot with a month ago, it is striking that slowly but surely more claims are being made for SEPP subsidies for a used electric car. The position of the part of the subsidy budget that is intended for used EVs. is now 7 percentage points lower than a month ago (new: -5 percent).

The total subsidy pot was filled this year with an amount of €99.4 million. A total of €23.07 million has been applied for (23.2 percent), leaving €76.33 million left (76.8 percent).