The rules of the ecological bonus change in depth in 2023. Automobile-Propre reveals what to remember.
We therefore had to wait until the last day of 2022 to find out the rules for the 2023 ecological bonus. And the publication of decree 2022-1761 has some surprises in store! We learn that this decree “removes the ecological bonus for private cars whose acquisition price is higher than €47,000”.
In recent months, electric vehicles with a purchase price between 47,000 and 60,000 € had a bonus of 2,000 €. We expected a reduction of €1,000 in this aid, as the State had mentioned. But the government finally decided to abolish it altogether. He must have estimated that the bonus interest becomes marginal at this price level.
The ecological bonus is therefore now reserved for models under €47,000, which corresponds to city cars and compacts. And beware, from 1 January, the starting aid is reduced by €1,000. It therefore goes from €6,000 to €5,000 for individuals (and from €4,000 to €3,000 for legal entities).
There is still good news: as promised by the President of the Republic at the Paris Motor Show, the bonus is increased for half of the households. Thus, in 2023, it will be €7,000 “when the vehicle is acquired or rented by a natural person whose reference tax income per share is less than or equal to 14,089 euros”. Please note that one rule does not change: the bonus is capped at 27% of the acquisition cost.
Among the constraints to note, there is also the fact that the vehicle must not have a mass in running order of more than 2.4 tons. In addition, a natural person can now only have one bonus every three years.
The 2023 ecological bonus in a nutshell
What models?
- For electric or hydrogen cars.
- Purchase price up to €47,000 including tax (including, where applicable, the cost of acquiring or renting the battery).
- The mass in running order is less than 2.4 tonnes.
What amounts?
- €7,000 for natural persons whose reference tax income per unit is less than or equal to €14,089.
- €5,000 for natural persons whose reference tax income per unit is greater than €14,089.
- €3,000 for legal persons.
What constraints?
- Do not resell the vehicle in the year following its first registration, nor before having traveled at least 6,000 kilometres.
- A natural person can only benefit from the bonus once every three years.
- The bonus is limited to 27% of the vehicle price.
