More than 2,000 apply for electric car subsidy

A total of 2,254 applications have been received since Saturday for a subsidy to buy an electric vehicle, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday.

“The increased interest shown by our fellow citizens… is practical proof of the feasibility of accelerating the green transition of our country, especially in electromobility,” he said.

In particular, Letymbiotis said that 1,187 applications concern the purchase of a new zero-emission carbon dioxide (CO2) vehicle, 333 applications the scrapping and replacement with a new low-CO2 vehicle, 60 the purchase of a new zero-emission CO2 vehicle for a large family – the 60 available applications were exhausted before the 48 hours were up – 34 for the purchase of a new zero-emission CO2 vehicle for a disabled person and 104 applications for the purchase of a second-hand zero-emission CO2 private vehicle, also exhausting the available applications.

“Great interest has also been shown by businesses, as all four grants for the purchase of a new electric vehicle of category N2 (commercial gross weight 3,500-12,000kg) and two grants for the purchase of a new electric vehicle of category M2 (minibus with more than eight seats) have been exhausted,” he said.

He added that the application registration process is online for all sponsorship categories on the road transport website from until November 10 or until the sponsorships in each category are exhausted, whichever occurs first.