2023-05-12 08:07:31
Baptiste Morin, edited by Laura Laplaud / Photo credit: XOSE BOUZAS / HANS LUCAS / HANS LUCAS VIA AFP
Among the key measures of the bill for a greener industry announced by Emmanuel Macron on Thursday, new criteria for the ecological bonus, conditional on the purchase of an electric car, will be awarded. If the measure is presented as ecologically virtuous, it is above all a protectionist measure.
Accelerate and restore the reindustrialization of France, Emmanuel Macron makes it the mother of all battles. The Head of State unveiled the main lines of the bill for a greener industry on Thursday. Among the key measures, the ecological bonus for the purchase of an electric car will be reformed to “take into account the carbon footprint” of their production and thus favor vehicles manufactured in Europe. The measure is presented as ecologically virtuous but it is also a protectionist measure.
Protecting the French sector
The new criteria will assess the carbon footprint of the construction of a vehicle, from the battery to the engine, assures Bercy. In fact, these new criteria will encourage people to buy a car made in Europe.
This new formula must respond to the current situation. Today, to benefit from an ecological bonus of 5,000 to 7,000 euros, you must buy an electric vehicle for less than 47,000 euros. The basic version of the Tesla Model Y fell below the 47,000 euro mark last January and is therefore eligible for the bonus while the vehicle is produced in China. So this is the target of Emmanuel Macron.
The new ecological bonus might become a real headache
But beware, this bonus might have perverse effects. For example, the Dacia Spring, a vehicle manufactured by Renault, would also lose its bonus because it is also manufactured in China. The new criteria for this ecological bonus must be specified by the end of the year. You should know that the State spends one billion euros each year to help renew the car fleet.
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