Today it is again possible for private individuals to apply for a subsidy of € 4,000 for the purchase of a fully electric car. The subsidy pot for this year has already been almost completely used up, so it is expected that the remaining amount will soon be used up.
Conditions for submitting a subsidy application include that the purchase contract was concluded on or after 1 January 2021. In addition, the list price of the purchased electric car may not exceed € 45,000. Interested parties are expected to be there early. After all, the subsidy pot only contains an amount of only € 1.1 million, good for a subsidy for 275 cars.
For 2021, € 14.4 million had been reserved for the subsidy scheme, € 4.4 million more than in the previous year. After the amount available for 2020 had been used up after eight days, the subsidy for this year was brought forward via the so-called roll-over scheme. State Secretary Stientje van Veldhoven of Infrastructure and Water Management put an end to this last October, because the amount fell again very quickly.
If the remaining amount available for 2021 has been used up, private individuals will have to be patient until 2022. Only then will it be possible to apply for a subsidy again. That year, the budget is a lot larger at 18.3 million euros, but the subsidy is lower at € 3,700 instead of € 4,000.
Used EVs
As of today, private individuals also have the option to apply for a subsidy of € 2,000 for the purchase of a used electric car. The total amount available for this of € 13.5 million, good for 6,750 cars, is still untouched. The subsidy scheme for second-hand electric vehicles was less popular in the past year than that for new models. The jar was only empty at the end of last year.