The liberal professions and low-income households are mainly targeted by the government with this leasing device. The Minister for Energy Transition Agns Pannier-Runacher hopes that the system will be put in place as soon as possible, but the timetable remains unclear.
Emmanuel Macron has great ambitions for the development of the electric car in France. Confront the reality of the prices of this type of vehiclethe Head of State proposed during the presidential campaign to set up a leasing system – or a rental with option to buy taken out either with the manufacturer or directly with the State – for this type of vehicle. From 100 euros per month, it should be possible to afford a virtuous car. We know more about this device supposed to decarbonize the French car fleet.
The Minister for Energy Transition Agns Pannier-Runacher presented Thursday on France Info the two profiles that will be eligible for this aid: Those for whom the vehicle is a work tool, I am thinking of liberal nurses for example, (…) and those who do not have the means to buy a clean vehicle because it is too expensive today on the market.
The installation of the device is hoped for as soon as possible, but the timetable is still unclear. A evoked time, the luck of september seems hard to hold. The objective is to rent approximately 100,000 vehicles over one year, but before that it will be necessary to be able to guarantee the beneficiaries access to charging stations in sufficient numbers. Nevertheless, the number of charging points open to the public has increased by 64% between 2020 and 2021 to establish 53667, underlines the Avere, the association for the transition to the electric vehicle.
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The price of insurance is high
In addition to its purchase price, the electric car is also expensive to insure. Insuring a Renault Zo, one of the most popular electric cars, costs almost twice as much as a Clio: at least 525 euros per year at all risks for the first, against 280 euros for the second, according to data provided by Lesfurets.com in 2021.
In total, 786,274 electric and rechargeable hybrid vehicles are circulating on French soil, according to the Minister of Ecology. Currently, assistance of between 2,000 and 6,000 euros depending on the purchase value of the vehicle is granted under certain conditions for the purchase of an electric vehicle (registration in France, no resale within 6 months).
From July 1, 2022, this bonus will be between 1,000 and 5,000 euros.
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