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Policy
Finland
2011
EVE - Electric Vehicle Systems
EVE was a five-year programme for supporting piloting, testing and demonstration projects for electric vehicles between 2011-2015 managed by the Finnish public innovation agency Business Finland (formerly called Tekes). The programme was launched in context of slow electric vehicle development in Finland compared with other Nordic countries and had the goal of creating an electric mobility ecosystem and international business opportunities. Five research consortia were formed during the programme that focused on electric passenger traffic and services, electric commercial vehicles (ECV), testing services for EVs (EVELINA), testing environments for EVs (WintEVE) and ecological urban living. As a result…
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Policy
Austria
2019
Electric vehicle and e-mobility initiative
As a contribution to the goals of the National Energy and Climate Plan, the Austrian government promotes the adoption of electric vehicles for private buyers as well as for businesses and public institutions/municipalities through tax breaks, subsidies and grants
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Policy
Singapore
2017
Electric Taxi Trials
First fleet of 100 e-taxis launched in June 2017 by HDT Singapore Taxis Pte Ltd • Part of trial by LTA and EDB to study viability of fleet-based electric vehicles • Pilots a new employer-employee model for taxi industry
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Policy
United Kingdom
2019
Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme
Explains who is eligible to apply for the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme and how to access it.
This scheme is only available for chargepoints installed from January 2019. It replaces the previous version of the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme and has been revised to include vehicles eligible under the Plug-in Taxi Grant. -
Policy
Poland
2021
Support for electricity infrastructure for the development of electric vehicle charging stations
The "Support for electric vehicle charging infrastructure and hydrogen refuelling infrastructure" Priority Programme was implemented with the aim of reducing the number of vehicles emitting CO2 and NOx and thus improving air quality. Within the framework of non-refundable forms of funding, approximately PLN 2 billion were allocated for this purpose. The programme focused over the construction of charging stations with a capacity of no less than 22 kW, other than a publicly available charging station, as well as the creation of charging points with a capacity of no less than 22 kW, exclusively for own needs. Support was also…
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Policy
Spain
2017
MOVALT Vehicles Plan/ Promotion of Alternative Vehicles
…regard to the market penetration of this type of vehicles, it is necessary to continue providing aid for their purchase by regulating the granting of direct subsidies. For this purpose, the aid programme for the purchase of alternative-energy vehicles was approved: the MOVALT Vehicles Plan. The initial funding for this programme was a maximum budget of €20 million, with a limit of €600,000 for electric motorbikes (L3e, L4e, L5e). The aid included will be managed by the IDAE (Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving) and will be allocated to incentivising the purchase of vehicles propelled by autogas (LPG)…
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Policy
Mexico
2025
Current Incentives for Electric Mobility in the Megalopolis
There are fiscal incentives to promote electric mobility, including exemptions on the importation of electric vehicles, as well as a tax credit equal to 30% of the investment made in charging equipment during the fiscal year, provided the chargers are permanently installed in public locations.
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Policy
France
2023
2023 efficient and electric vehicle adoption incentives
The French government allocated extended budget outlays to two consumer subsidy schemes promoting the purchase of electric vehicles, or hydrogen-based vehicles (Bonus écologique) or energy-efficient vehicles (prime à la conversion).In addition, a new "social leasing" scheme enabling low-revenue households to rent an electric car for EUR 100/month was implemented from January to mid-February 2024. It was extremely successful, and its budget was swiftly depleted in 2024. A renewal of the scheme is announced for 2025.
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Policy
Saudi Arabia
2023
Public Investment Fund (PIF) - Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Company (EVIQ)
The Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Company (EVIQ) is a joint-venture company between the Public Investment Fund (PIF) & Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), and aims at building charging infrastructures for electric vehicles in Saudi Arabia.
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Policy
Singapore
2021
Singapore Green Plan 2030 - Electric Vehicle Roadmap
Singapore has developed an EV roadmap under the Singapore Green Plan 2030 (SGP30) as an effort to phase out Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles by 2040. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will act within three areas: vehicle taxes and incentives, EV charger deployment, and regulations and standards, in order to promote EV use in Singapore.