‘Government EV Incentives’ Articles

Colorado residents have additional EV incentives above and beyond the USA Federal Government Electric Vehicle (EV) Incentives of up to $7,500 USD tax credits for new qualified plug-in electric vehicles, up to $4,000 USD for EV conversion kits, and tax credits for EV charging equipment of $1,000 USD for each charging station for individuals and [Continue]

California Residents have additional EV incentives above and beyond the USA Federal Government Electric Vehicle (EV) Incentives of up to $7,500 USD tax credits for new qualified plug-in electric vehicles, up to $4,000 USD for EV conversion kits, and tax credits for EV charging equipment of $1,000 USD for each charging station for individuals and [Continue]

Arizona Residents have additional EV incentives above and beyond the USA Federal Government Electric Vehicle (EV) Incentives of up to $7,500 USD tax credits for new qualified plug-in electric vehicles, up to $4,000 USD for EV conversion kits, and tax credits for EV charging equipment of $1,000 USD for each charging station for individuals and [Continue]

Sorry listing Alaska as having “state supported” electric vehicle incentives is TheEV.biz staff’s way of showing that they have not lost their sense of humor. The previous state governor of Alaska (Sarah Palin) had adopted the Republican Teaparty stance even in the face of overwhelming scientific evidence to the contrary that Global Warming and Manmade [Continue]

The Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008, and later the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES) granted tax credits for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles.The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) also authorized federal tax credits for converted plug-ins, though the credit is lower than for new [Continue]

Japanese government introduced the first electric vehicle incentive program in 1996, and it was integrated in 1998 with the Clean Energy Vehicles Introduction Project, which provided subsidies and tax discounts for the purchase of electric, natural gas, methanol and hybrid electric vehicles. The project provided a purchase subsidy of up to 50% the incremental costs [Continue]

The United Kingdom’s Plug-in Car Grant started on 1 January 2011 and is available across the U.K. The program reduces the up-front cost of eligible cars by providing a 25% grant towards the cost of new plug-in cars capped at GB£5,000 (US$7,800). Both private and business fleet buyers are eligible for this grant which is [Continue]

The Spanish government has approved a €72 million (US$103 million) fund for year 2011 to promote electric vehicles. The EV incentives include direct subsidies for the acquisition of new electric cars for up to 25% of the purchase price, before tax, to a maximum of €6,000 per vehicle (US$8,600). In addition there is a 25% [Continue]

Romania’s Government is encouraging purchases of electric cars through an “ecologic bonus” for consumers and through tax deductions or state aid for producers. Currently there are government grants of up to 25% of the price (or max. €5,000) for the purchase of a new electric car. There is also a cash-for-clunkers program, those who wish [Continue]

Portugal like all EU countries has established an EV incentive policy. The government of portugal is offering a subsidy of €5,000 for the first 5,000 new electric cars sold in the country. In addition, there is a €1,500 incentive if the consumer turns in a used petrol burning car as part of the down payment [Continue]

Perhaps partly because Norway exports quite a bit of fossil fuel they are trying to balance those activities by adopting a climate policy objective of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 30 percent by 2020. EVs are part of that answer so in Norway, all electric vehicles are exempt from all non-recurring vehicle fees, including sales [Continue]

Ireland offers a government grant of €5,000 for the purchase of a new electric cars, but the government’s budget is rather limited so only about the first 1000 buyers will be able to get the grants. [Continue]

Electric vehicles and plug-ins are exempt from the annual circulation tax for a period of five years from the date of their first registration. In May 2010 the German government announced that it will not provide subsidies to the sales of electric cars but instead it will only fund research in the area of electric [Continue]

A premium, under a Bonus-Malus system, is granted in France up to €5,000 for the purchase of new cars with CO2 emissions of 60 gr/km or less which benefits all-electric cars and any plug-in hybrid with such low emissions. Vehicles emitting up to 125 gr/km or less, such as hybrids and natural gas vehicles, are [Continue]

Denmark has substantial EV incentives. Electric vehicles weighing under 2,000 kg are exempt from the new car registration tax since 1985. The registration tax in Denmark is based on the vehicle’s purchase price of the vehicle, and is set at 105% if the vehicle price is up to DKK 79,000 (USD 13,250) and 180% if [Continue]

On June 1, 2010, the Chinese government announced a trial program to provide incentives up to 60,000 yuan (~US$9,281 in June 2011) for private purchase of new battery electric vehicles and 50,000 yuan (~US$7,634 in June 2011) for plug-in hybrids in five cities. The cities participating in the pilot program are Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Hefei [Continue]

The Belgian government established a personal income tax deduction of 30% of the purchase price including VAT of a new electric vehicle, up to €9,000. Plug-in hybrids are not eligible. There is also available a tax deduction up to 40% for investments in external recharging stations publicly accessible, to a maximum of €250. The Wallonia [Continue]

Ontario established a rebate between CAD 5,000 to CAD 8,500 (~US$4,900 to US$8,320), depending on battery size, for purchasing or leasing a new plug-in electric vehicle after July 1, 2010. The rebates will be available to the first 10,000 applicants who qualify. The province will also introduce green-coloured licence plates for exclusive use of plug-in [Continue]

Residents living in the state of Washington have additional EV incentives above and beyond the USA Federal Government Electric Vehicle (EV) Incentives of up to $7,500 USD tax credits for new qualified plug-in electric vehicles, up to $4,000 USD for EV conversion kits, and tax credits for EV charging equipment of $1,000 USD for each [Continue]

Utah residents have additional EV incentives above and beyond the USA Federal Government Electric Vehicle (EV) Incentives of up to $7,500 USD tax credits for new qualified plug-in electric vehicles, up to $4,000 USD for EV conversion kits, and tax credits for EV charging equipment of $1,000 USD for each charging station for individuals and [Continue]