Announced for January 1, it was finally in February 2026 when the Auto+ Planthe new aid system for electric cars with which the Government tries to promote the sale of cars with a Zero Emissions label, whether electric or plug-in hybrids.
The new aid system comes with important new features, both in the amount that can be obtained and in the way that aid is delivered. Now, in addition, where the car will be made will be taken into account in order to qualify for the maximum possible deduction.
This is all that needs to be taken into account.
This is what the new aid for electric cars is like
After a month of uncertainty, the Government has approved new aid for electric cars that relieves the MOVES III Plan and solves some of the problems that have been dragging on for years.
The program has an amount of 400 million euros so, for now, it will only be available until this fund runs out. In it, as we will see, vehicles manufactured in Europe and those with the lowest price are rewarded. And to receive the maximum discounts it will be necessary to overcome different key points.
What must be clear is that from the Ministry of Industry and Tourism has not been clarified exactly when the aid will be delivered to the client. The promise was that the discount would be applied at the time of purchase, eliminating the waits of up to 18 months who have come to live with the MOVES III Plan. However, this seems to be up in the air.
And in its explanations, the Ministry points out that the aid “will be carried out in coordination with the Autonomous Communities and that “dealers, points of sale and renting companies will be able to help process aid requests” but nothing is specified about what will be delivered at that time.
It must be taken into account that The concessionaires already indicated that they were not willing to advance the aid money.
First of all, the basic points that must be clear are the following:
- The aid takes into account all purchases made from January 1, 2026 so those who have purchased an electric car in the first month of the year will be able to have access to them.
- Aid is only provided for purchases of Zero-emission vehicles.
- Aid is only provided to passenger cars (M1) whose maximum amount before the application of VAT is 45,000 euros.
- N1 vehicles (vehicles intended for the transport of goods that do not exceed 3,500 kg) have no purchase limit to receive aid
- L3e, L4e and L5e vehicles (mopeds) may not exceed 10,000 euros before taxes to receive aid.
- L6e and L7e vehicles (quadricycles) have no purchase limit to receive aid.
- The maximum aid for a car will be 4,500 euros.
- The brand will have to offer a minimum discount of 1,000 euros.
- It is not clear when the aid will be delivered to the client or how long it will take for the client to receive it.
Once this is understood, the next thing to understand is that the maximum amount of aid is only received if a series of conditions are met. requirements. Thus, depending on the car purchased, percentages of the maximum amount will be covered and, therefore, only by meeting all the requirements will we be able to receive the maximum money delivered by the State.
|
Category |
Maximum aid amount |
Vehicle type |
Percentage received based on price |
Manufacturing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tourism (M1) |
4,500 euros |
|
Maximum of 45,000 euros before taxes:
|
|
|
Vehicle (N1) |
5,000 euros |
|
No maximum limit:
|
|
|
Moped (L3e, L4e and L5e) |
1,100 euros |
|
Maximum of 10,000 euros before taxes:
|
|
|
Quadricycle (L6e and L7e) |
1,500 euros |
|
No maximum limit:
|
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Therefore, now to be aware of the maximum amount that we can receive from the State when purchasing our electric car (or any other of the selected vehicles) we must go through the following phases:
- For the purchase of a Zero Emissions vehicle we will receive 50% (electric or fuel cell cars) or 25% of the maximum aid (extended range electric or plug-in hybrids)
- To this base we can add an additional 25% if the car costs up to 35,000 euros. For cars that exceed 35,000 euros (up to a maximum of 45,000 euros) an aid of 15% of the maximum amount to be received will be provided.
- Finally, if the car is manufactured in Europe, an additional 15% of the aid is received. And if the battery is produced in Europe (at least the assembly of the battery pack) an additional 10% will be received.
- In short: only electric or fuel cell cars that cost less than 35,000 euros before taxes, manufactured in Europe and whose batteries are assembled in Europe will be able to receive the maximum aid of 4,500 euros.
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