You want to buy a new low-emission car or make your vehicle less polluting: financial aid

Verified 25 August 2025 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Ecological bonus

The ecological bonus is removed for cars ordered from 1er July 2025. But the rules in force on June 30, 2025 remain applicable to a new vehicle ordered (or whose rental contract has been signed) before 1er July 2025, if billing (or payment of 1er rent) shall take place by 30 September 2025.

The financial assistance, known as the ecological bonus, continues in another form, via the energy saving certificates (EEC) set up for the acquisition or lease of a new light electric vehicle.

If you want to buy a new low-emission car or if you turn your vehicle's internal combustion engine into an electric or plug-in hybrid engine, you can benefit from assistance.

The help you can get differs depending on your project:

  • If you buy (or rent under a contract of at least 2 years) a car new having a low carbon footprint, you can benefit from the ecological bonus. Several conditions must be met. The amount of bonus for a car varies according to your income.
  • If you transform the heat engine from your vehicle in an electric motor or plug-in hybrid, you can benefit from the retrofit premium under 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.