You want to buy or rent a new electric car or make your vehicle less polluting: financial aid

Verified 30 March 2026 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

If you want to buy (or rent) a new electric car or if you turn your vehicle's heat engine into a plug-in electric or hybrid motor, you can get help.

Boost for electric passenger vehicles

If you want to buy (or rent under a contract of at least 2 years) an electric vehicle of category M1, you can benefit under certain conditions from a financial assistance called “Electric Passenger Vehicle Boost”.

You will receive an additional premium if the vehicle is assembled in Europe and equipped with a European battery.

Social leasing

If you want to rent an electric vehicle from category M1 (genus private car) and that your income is less than a certain amount, you can benefit from a financial assistance called “social leasing”.

Retrofit premium

If you convert your vehicle's internal combustion engine into an electric or plug-in hybrid engine, you can benefit from the retrofit premium under certain conditions. Several conditions must be met. The amount of the premium varies according to your income and the type of vehicle: car, pickup, 2.3 wheels or motor quadricycle.