The ecological bonus for passenger cars (VP) new can be assigned to any VID (EI) resident in France. Businesses cannot benefit from it.

In order to benefit from it,

• Either buy a new private car that can benefit from the bonus
• Either rent a private car that can benefit from the bonus, as part of a contract of 2 years or more.

An entrepreneur can benefit at most once every 3 years from the ecological bonus when buying or renting a new private car.

The vehicles that can benefit from the ecological bonus for passenger cars are those who, on the date of their invoicing (in case of purchase) or on the date of payment of the first rent provided for in the vehicle rental contract meet a set of conditions. These vehicles shall:

• Belong to category M1 (a vehicle designed and constructed for the carriage of passengers and comprising not more than eight seats in addition to the driver's seat)
• Have not previously been the subject of a 1^re registration in France or abroad
• Are registered in France in a definitive series (SIV number)
• Are not transferred by the purchaser or the holder of a lease:
  
  • Not within one year of the date of the vehicle's billing or payment of the first rent
  • Not until you've covered at least 6,000 kilometers
• Use electricity, hydrogen, or a combination of the 2 as an exclusive source of energy
• Have a acquisition cost less than or equal to €47,000 all taxes included (including tax), including, when accounted for separately, the cost of acquiring or leasing the battery
• Have a mass in running order less than 2 400 kg
• Have a environmental score exceeding a threshold. This score takes into account in particular the carbon footprint of the vehicle during its life cycle and its materials. All vehicle models exceeding the minimum environmental score shall be indicated on a Ecological Transition Agency (ADEME) website :

View the list of vehicles eligible for the environmental score

The seller or car rental agency may inform the company wishing to benefit from the eco-bonus of the application of the eco-bonus to a car.

The amount of the ecological bonus depends on the location of the buyer of the vehicle:

The cumulative amount of ecological bonuses, conversion premium and retrofit premium for the same vehicle may not exceed the cost of acquisition inclusive of all taxes (including tax) of the vehicle, plus the cost of the battery if it is rented, less commercial discounts.

Car sellers and car rentals can make the ecological bonus advance. In this case, no request should be made.

If this advance is not made, requests for ecological bonuses must be made no later than 6 months next:

• Or the date of invoicing of the vehicle, in the case of a purchase
• Either the payment date of 1^er rent, in the case of a rental

In order to simplify the processing of the application by the Agency for Services and Payment (ASP), it is strongly recommended that the vehicle registration certificate should show the name of the contractor as holder or as co-holder, if the latter also wishes to show the name of his company.

Online application for the ecological bonus or conversion bonus

The ecological bonus is:

• Either advance to the beneficiary by sellers or car rentals. In this case, the aid shall apply in full to the amount, including taxes, of the vehicle mentioned on the purchase or hire invoice, after any rebate, discount, deduction or advantage granted by the seller. For a rental of a duration greater than or equal to 2 years, the bonus must be paid to the tenant at the latest at the end of 1^re term provided for in the lease and up to the amount expressly mentioned in the lease.
• Either paid directly to its payee by the Payment and Services Agency (PSA), upon request

The aid must appear clearly on the invoice, the receipt or the lease contract or a certificate, conforming to a model made available by the SPA, countersigned by the lessee, and must be accompanied by the words: ‘Ecological bonus - aid for the acquisition and rental of low-emission vehicles’.

All the certificates of the ASP are available on a dedicated page of its website (drop-down menu "What certificates are required?").

The beneficiary of the ecological bonus must return the amount within 3 months from the date of transfer of the vehicle which has enabled it to benefit from it, where that vehicle is transferred under at least one of the following conditions:

• Within one year after the date of the vehicle's invoice, if the beneficiary purchased the vehicle
• Within one year after the date of payment of the first rent, if the beneficiary has rented the vehicle
• Before you have at least:
  
  • 6 000 km for vans and passenger cars
  • 2 000 km for 2 or 3-wheel motor vehicles and motor quadricycles