All about the ecological bonus and the conversion bonus in 2022

Following the health crisis that affected France, the President of the Republic created various aid to allow the awakening of the automotive sector. Among the amounts of The conversion bonus and the ecological bonus which are constantly evolving, as well as the implementation of new aid, sometimes difficult to navigate. In this new article we take stock with you explaining in detail everything you need to know about the ecological bonus and the conversion bonus in 2022.

The ecological bonus

This help is paid All individuals and businesses who want to buy a clean vehicle.

As a reminder, from 9 December 2020, it is possible to benefit from the ecological bonus for Purchase of a used vehicle. Before this date, it was possible to benefit only for the purchase of a new vehicle.

Who can benefit from the ecological bonus?

To request financial assistance, you must be of an age. You have to justify a house or factory in France.

What are the conditions of vehicles for the ecological bonus?

• The purchased vehicle must be at least for 2 ANS ;
• Must issue less than a certain level of CO2 per kilometer;
• The car must be Registered in France In a final series for at least 2 years from the date of billing or by the payment of the first rent;
• The motorist must not give in the car The 2 years of the billing date or the first rent ;
• The acquired car should not belong to a member of the same tax family.

What are the used vehicles affected by the ecological bonus?

Financial help concerns only used vehicles they emit Less than 20 g/kilometers of CO2 emission That is to say private vehicles of category M1 but also category n1 vans.

How to perceive the ecological bonus?

You have the choice between two solutions!

• Deduce the bonus to buy your car. The professional will therefore be able to advance the amount of the aid and therefore reimbursed by the State, if he has concluded a specific agreement with the service and the payment agency (ASP). This solution is advantageous for you because you pay less for your vehicle.
• Request the bonus yourself. This solution applies if the professional refuses to advance the ecological bonus while buying. In this case, you will have to make the request online on the website of Ministry of the ecological transition. The file must be deposited within 6 months at most from the date of billing or if it is a rental, from the date of the first payment of the rent.

What documents should I provide to make my ecological bonus request?

• Copy of the applicant’s identity document,
• Test of the domicile in France under the age of 3,
• A bank or a declaration of postal identity on behalf of the beneficiary,
• A copy of the registration certificate,
• The date of registration and the date of the first registration,
• The national genre,
• The CO2 emission rate per km,
• Vehicle characteristics,
• The battery value of the battery or the failure of this, its guaranteed value,
• The commitment for honor: do not resell the vehicle for a period of 6 months after its acquisition or before having traveled 6000 km in case of purchase. Do not change the duration of the contract as part of a rental.

What are the quantities of the ecological bonus?

As for hybrid vehicles, it only concerns New rechargeable hybrids. They must issue a CO2 rate between 21 and 50 g/km and have an interval in 100 % electric mode greater than 50 km. Finally, they should not cost more than € 50,000 for the purchase. For these vehicles, the help is € 1000.

The help of € 1,000 is granted for the purchase of A Used car or electric van.

For a new electric vehicle, this ecological bonus varies according to Price for the purchase of the vehicle :

• CO2 rate lower than or equal to 20 g/km and less than € 45,000 for the purchase (natural person): 27 % of the price, limited to € 6,000;
• CO2 rate lower than or equal to 20 g/km and less than € 45,000 for the purchase (legal person): 27 % of the price, limited to € 4,000;
• CO2 levels lower than 20 g/km and between € 45,000 and € 60,000 for the purchase: € 2,000 in aid.

Finally, for the purchase of A electric van or hydrogen vehicle Of over € 60,000, the ecological bonus amounts to € 2,000.

If the beneficiary is domiciled abroadThe quantity of the ecological bonus can be increased by 1,000 euros for a new vehicle.

Discover the details of the amounts on our website.

An official government tool allows you to easily know your rights based on your situation and the vehicle you want to acquire.

The amounts of these aid are valid Until 31 December 2022.

The conversion bonus

The conversion bonus is a tax assistance offered when a polluting vehicle is destroyed for the acquisition of a more recent new.

Who can benefit from the conversion bonus?

Up to 1^AND January 2023, you can benefit from the conversion prize if:

You are a natural person, a legal person or a state administration and who have a house or factory in France.

What are the vehicles affected by the conversion bonus?

In order to benefit from it, the vehicle must meet certain conditions:

• It concerns a particular vehicle, a van, an electric motorized wheels 2 or 3, a quad or a vehicle belonging to the M2 or N2 category,
• The vehicle must be recorded in France with a final number,
• Should not be considered damaged,
• The buyer should not give up the vehicle within 6 months of the purchase or before having traveled 6000 km for a private car or a van. If it is a 2 or 3 or quad wheel wheel, it should not be sold in the year following its acquisition.

How to perceive the conversion prize?

To benefit from tax aid, the approach is identical to that of the ecological bonus and must be carried out on the website of Ministry of ecological transition.

1^AND July 2021, Encryption 2 vehicles are no longer eligible.

The conditions of obtaining are not imprints and not very readable, but Well explained on the government website.

For the purchase of a new electric vehicle, the conversion bonus is 2,500 euros.

This prize for the purchase of a new electric vehicle can rise to 5,000 euros in one of these three cases:

• Those whose tax income of reference per share (RFR) is less than or equal to 6,300 euros;
• Those who produce more than 12,000 km per year with their personal vehicle for their work and have a reference tax income per share of less than or equal to 13,489 euros;
• Those whose home/work distance is greater than 30 km and the reference tax income per share is less than or equal to 13,489 euros.

The acquisition of a thermal or hybrid car up to 127 g/km gives the right to a conversion bonus of 3000 euros in one of the three previous cases. The limit is 1,500 euros for those whose RFR is between 6,300 and 13,489 euros and are neither large rollers, nor domiciled more than 30 km from their workplace.

The Retro Electrical Award

This help established by the State is assigned to people who want to change their current vehicle in an electric vehicle by changing the engine. It is possible from 13 March 2020 to replace the heat engine (petrol or diesel) with an electric motor. The advantage is to pollute less with a less expensive solution than the purchase of an electric vehicle.

From 1st^AND June 2020, the retrofit can benefit from the conversion bonus. The amount of the Retrofit help is 2500 euros if the tax income is exceeding 18,000 euros and 5,000 euros if the tax income is less than 18,000 euros.

What are the conditions for benefiting from the Retrofit Award?

• Be an adult person who justifies a house in France; A legal person who justifies a factory in France; State administration that has a car car,
• The vehicle must be a private car, a van, a wheel and quadricycle with 2 or 3 with engine,
• The thermal vehicle must be transformed into an electric vehicle,
• Have a car acquired for at least 1 year,
• The vehicle should not be sold within 6 months of its acquisition or before having traveled 6000 km.

Here is the table that presents the quantities of the retrofit bonus

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Sources : Government.fr and National Federation of Automobile