Premium "boost Electric passenger vehicles"

Verified 01 September 2026 - Public Service / (Prime Minister)

Want to buy an electric car? You can benefit from a financial assistance called « Coup de pouce véhicules particuliers électriques ». We tell you what you need to know.

The Coup de pouce e-passenger vehicle premium is an aid under the Energy savings certificate (EEC) scheme, via the TRA-EQ-117 Standardized Fact Sheet.

FYI  

The ‘Electric Passenger Vehicle Boost’ premium replaces the ‘green bonus for new passenger cars’ aid from 1er July 2025.

The premium is for natural persons resident in France who buy or rent a new light electric vehicle (category M1).

You can benefit from the premium for the purchase or rental of 5 vehicles maximum.

The vehicle must meet all of the following conditions:

  • Be a vehicle of category M1
  • Be a vehicle whose PTAC: titleContent is less than or equal to 3,5 tons
  • Be bought or rented. In the case of a rental, the duration of the contract shall be 2 years or more, out of tacit renewal. In the case of a purchase, you have to keep the vehicle 2 years or more.
  • Being a vehicle new (1re vehicle registration)
  • Use electricity as an exclusive source of energy
  • The acquisition cost must be less than or equal to €47,000 TTC: titleContent, including, if necessary, the cost of acquiring or renting the battery
  • The mass in running order must be less than 2,400 kg
  • The environmental score must be equal to or greater than 60 dots. You can view the list of vehicles with this score online

One vehicle previously assigned to the demonstration by a dealer or brand agent is eligible for the premium if the purchase or rental occurs within 3 to 12 months of its 1re registration.

The precise amount of the premium is not fixed by the regulations.

On the one hand, the purchase or rental of the vehicle generates a volume of energy saving certificates (EEC) expressed in cumac. The value of these certificates varies according to market conditions and the commercial policy of the company offering the aid. The premium amounts may therefore differ from one company to another.

On the other hand, the amount of the premium depends on the level of enhancement applicable to the purchase or rental of the vehicle. This level of subsidy is determined according to the income of the household, the ‘heavy-duty’ profile, and the manufacture of the vehicle and its battery in l'.

Therefore, it is not possible to indicate a single premium amount. To know the amount of the premium to which you can claim, it is necessary to consult the offers of the companies signatories of the « Coup de pouce véhicules particuliers électriques » commitment charter. You can consult the list of signatory companies on the website of the ministry of ecological transition and access, from this list, the website of each company to compare the offers offered.

Amount of income

The level of enhancement depends on income decile at which your household belongs.

The table below shows which decile your household belongs to.

Tableau - Household category by income decile

Revenue Decile

Household income ceiling per unit

Category of household

Decile 1

€1,970

Modest household in energy poverty

Decile 2

€7,640

Decile 3

€11,250

Decile 4

€14,130

Modest household

Decile 5

€16,880

Decile 6

€19,600

Other household

Decile 7

€22,770

Decile 8

€27,310

Decile 9

€35,880

Decile 10

> €35,880

If your household has more than one tax households, household income per unit shall be equal to the sum, for each tax household, of reference tax revenue (RFR) divided by the number of shares.

The calculation is based on the tax or non-tax notices for year N-2 in relation to the reference date. As an exception, tax or non-tax notices for year N-1 may be used if available. Thus, for a quote accepted in 2026, the 2024 RFRs are taken into account. The 2025 RFRs can also be used if available.

Example :

A household is composed of an unmarried couple (tax home No. 1) and a child of full age attached to his own tax home (tax home No. 2) living in the same home.

Fiscal Foyer No. 1

  • Reference tax income: €32,000
  • Number of shares: 2

Calculation: 32 000 € ÷ 2 = 16 000 €

Fiscal Foyer No. 2

  • Reference tax income: €12,000
  • Number of shares: 1

Calculation: €12 000 ÷ 1 = €12 000

Household income per unit : €16 000 + €12 000 = €28 000

The household belongs to the decile 9 (€28 000 is above €27 310 and below €35 880).

Profile « big roller »

A level of enhancement specific benefits to households of deciles 6 to 8 who perform more than 12,000 kilometers per year in the course of their professional activity, exclusively with their personal vehicle.

European vehicle production

The level of enhancement is more important when the vehicle is produced in Europe: manufacturing site of the vehicle and the battery production site of the vehicle shall be located within l'). You can consult online the list of vehicles concerned.

Coefficient of subsidy applicable

The coefficient (level) of enhancement applicable varies depending on whether the vehicle is produced in Europe or not:

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Vehicle produced in Europe

The vehicle manufacturing site and the vehicle battery production site shall be located within the

The vehicle manufacturing site and the vehicle battery production site shall be located within the

Where the vehicle is produced in Europe, the total volume of energy saving certificates (EWCs) issued shall be multiplied by the following coefficients:

  • Coefficient 9 for households in energy poverty
  • Coefficient 15 for low-income households that are not in energy poverty
  • Coefficient 15 for households of deciles 6 to 8 that travel more than 12,000 km per year. The purchase or rental of the vehicle must be committed before 1er January 2027 and completed before 1er July 2027.
  • Coefficient 9 for other households.

Other vehicle

The total volume of energy savings certificates issued shall be multiplied by the following coefficients:

  • Coefficient 12 for households in energy poverty
  • Coefficient 20 for low-income households that are not in energy poverty
  • Coefficient 20 for households of deciles 6 to 8 that travel more than 12,000 km per year. The purchase or rental of the vehicle must be committed before 1er January 2027 and completed before 1er July 2027.
  • Coefficient 12 for other households.

The purchase or rental of the vehicle must be undertaken by 31 August 2029.

Concerning the enhancement for the benefit of households of deciles 6 to 8 that travel more than 12,000 km per year, the purchase or rental of the vehicle must be committed before 1er January 2027 and completed before 1er July 2027.

You have to ask a company signatory of the « Coup de pouce véhicules particuliers électriques » commitment charter.

You can consult the list of signatory companies on the website of the ministry of ecological transition and access, from this list, the website of each company to compare the offers offered.

You can also contact a professional directly (dealer, distributor, renter, etc.) and ask if he is partner of a signatory company of the « Coup de pouce véhicules particuliers électriques » commitment charter.

Once the offer is chosen, you can apply for a premium and provide the supporting documents requested by the company (proof of identity, tax or non-tax notice, quotation or order form or signed rental contract, sworn certificate, etc.).

Depending on the company (dealer, distributor, etc.) to which you are applying for the purchase or rental of the car, the premium may be:

  • either advanced (deduction of the purchase price on the invoice),
  • or paid after purchase.

The premium boost « electric passenger vehicles » is not cumulative with other aid introduced under the energy savings certificates scheme, in particular the social leasing.

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