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which models will be affected?

After the first plan for the end of 2024, the Court of Auditors wants to go further regarding the environmental bonus for electric vehicles, limiting it to vehicles weighing less than 1.9 tons.

In a critical budget situation, the Accounts Chamber continues to search for savings. And on January 9, it was the turn of an independent jurisdiction to allocate an environmental bonus for electric vehicles. Because this bonus is worth more than expected.”over one and a half billion euros” in 2024 against “1.2 billion“was originally planned. In fact, this is why the court is asking the Ministry of Energy to exclude cars weighing more than 1925 kg from the environmental bonus. This measure will create a sustainable economy “200 million euros in 2025 and by 2027″according to her.

Another argument is that this measure would conflict with environmental planning, which promotes “replacing the most polluting thermal vehicles with new, more efficient vehicles weighing less than 1925 kg.”. Despite the reduction of the bonus at the end of 2024 for the richest 50% of the population (for them the bonus is reduced to 4,000 euros, compared to 7,000 euros for the rest), the court is still not satisfied.

Which vehicles will be affected?

Until now, the environmental bonus could finance electric vehicles weighing up to 2,400 kg. Therefore, the Cadillac Lyriq with its 2.7 tons, the Hyundai Ioniq 9 with its 2.6 tons or the Mercedes G 580, a giant with a mass of 3.1 tons, were already excluded from the bonus. If the government follows the Court’s recommendation, it will be the turn of the famous Tesla Model Y (almost two tons), which will be excluded from the bonus. It will also be accompanied by the Peugeot e-3008 (2.2 tons), Audi Q4 e-tron (2.2 tons), Volkswagen ID.4 and ID.5 (2.2 tons) or even the Mercedes EQA and EQB (almost two tons). In other words, this new plan will affect most of the automobile giants.