The government has decided to reduce drastically and in the coming days the ecological bonus intended to push the French to buy an electric vehicle, we learned this Tuesday franceinfoconfirming information from Echoes. A decree to this effect must be published on Wednesday in the Official Journal with immediate implementation. According to information from franceinfo, the maximum amount of the ecological bonus on purchase will go from 7,000 to 4,000 euros and will even be reduced to 3,000 euros or even 2,000 for the wealthiest households, depending on their income.
The conversion bonus – which could be combined with the bonus – and which concerned owners of old polluting cars is also about to be abolished. Just like the bonus for utility vehicles, in other words for businesses. As for the device of leasing social (rental of electric vehicles with purchase option), it should only be renewed from next summer, with financing via energy savings certificates – therefore by the energy companies themselves – and not no longer by the state.
In February, the ecological bonus had already been lowered by 1,000 euros for the wealthiest 50% of French people.
