Vehicles: conversion bonus and ecological bonus maintained until July

Europe 1 with AFP 9:51 am, October 22, 2021

"The conversion bonus and the ecological bonus will be maintained at the same level" until July 1, 2022, announced the Minister of Ecological Transition Barbara Pompili on Friday on France Info.

The conversion bonus for the purchase of a low-polluting vehicle will thus be maintained up to 5,000 euros and the bonus for the purchase of electric or hybrid vehicles up to 6,000 euros, she said.

This measure comes in addition to the compensation of 100 euros announced the day before by Jean Castex to compensate for the increase in fuel prices. 

"Changing our habits"

"We are funding the switch to electric cars so that refueling costs only 10 euros. We must face the short term but also change our habits to no longer depend on these uncontrollable increases in oil and gas", explained the minister, encouraging the French to get out of dependence on oil, thanks to these two cumulative aids.

The ecological bonus had been reinforced up to 7,000 euros the day after the first confinement in March 2020 which had led to a fall in vehicle sales.

This bonus was then reduced to the current level of 6,000 euros maximum and was to be reduced again in 2022. 

At present, 860,000 conversion bonuses and 430,000 ecological bonuses have already been distributed during the five-year term, said the Ministry of Ecological Transition.