Households and companies purchasing, leasing, renting or hire-purchasing electric vehicles remain eligible for public purchase/lease support schemes and any linked financial support for corporate vehicles, provided the vehicle is Union-origin compliant.
Households and companies purchasing or leasing electric vehicles under public support schemes are offered support, and this is not law yet.
Why it matters
This is a Commission proposal: it is not law yet, and it can change before it is.
- It is Art. 12; Art. 13; Annex III, Part II, in the Industrial Accelerator Act. as of 2026-08-17
- The act gives its timing as: From [6 months after entry into force]. as of 2026-08-17
- It names one industry by name: Automotive. as of 2026-08-17
- Compliance is checked by self-declaration, per purchase/lease. as of 2026-08-17
The rule
Vehicle purchase/lease under a scheme established or updated after [6 months after entry into force]
Households and companies purchasing, leasing, renting or hire-purchasing electric vehicles remain eligible for public purchase/lease support schemes and any linked financial support for corporate vehicles, provided the vehicle is Union-origin compliant.
Who is affected
Burden drivers
Source text
For schemes established or updated after [OP: Please insert the date = six months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] that support the purchase, lease, rent or hire- purchase of new PEV, OVC-HEV or FCV, Member States, regional or local authorities, bodies governed by public law or associations formed by one or more such authorities or one or more such bodies governed by public law shall ensure that only vehicles that comply with the below minimum Union origin requirements are eligible under the scheme.
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