The retrofit premium for vans may be granted to any legal person justifying a establishment in France.

To benefit from it, the business must transforming a passenger car, from a heat-driven vehicle to an electric battery or fuel cell motor.

Vehicles concerned

The vehicles eligible for the retrofit premium for vans are those who meet all of the following conditions.

Categories of vehicles

These vehicles belong to:

• Either to the category of vans (N1, vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of goods having a maximum weight of 3,5 tons or less)
• Either to the category N2 (a vehicle designed and constructed for the carriage of goods having a maximum weight of between 3,5 tons and 12 tons) which meet the following criteria:
  
  • They shall benefit from derogations applicable to gas-generating vehicles, natural gas vehicles, electric accumulators or alternative propulsion systems. These derogations correspond to the weight in running order of either the gas generator and its accessories, or natural gas for vehicles and its accessories, or accumulators and their accessories, or mechanical energy storage and their accessories. This applies within the limit of 2 tons.
  • They have a PTAC: titleContent (maximum mass that a vehicle may contain) not exceeding 3,5 tons.

Transformation

These vehicles have been subject to a conversion of a heat-driven vehicle into an electric motor battery or fuel cell.

Non-assignment

These vehicles are not transferred by the purchaser or the holder of a lease:

• Nor within one year from the date of invoicing of the conversion of the vehicle
• Not until you've covered at least 6,000 kilometers

The amount of the retrofit premium for vehicles whose engine has been converted to become totally electric is 40% the cost of processing, up to:

• Either €4,000, for Class I vehicles
• Either €6,000, for Class II vehicles
• Either €8,000, for Class III vehicles and vehicles of category N2 (vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of goods with a maximum weight of more than 3,5 tons and less than or equal to 12 tons) eligible for the premium

The retrofit premium shall be increased by €1,000 where the beneficiary is a business which can justify a establishment in a municipality part of whose territory is situated within a Low Emission Mobility Zone (LEZ).

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.

Persons carrying out the conversion of the vehicle shall advance the retrofit premium to their customers. Therefore, no request should be made.

Retrofit premium is advance to its beneficiary by professionals who have carried out the alterations to the vehicle. In this case, the aid applies in full to the amount, including all taxes (including VAT), of the vehicle mentioned on the purchase or rental invoice, after any discount, rebate, deduction or benefit granted by the seller.

The aid must appear clearly on the invoice, the receipt, the lease or a certificate, conforming to a model made available by theASP: titleContent, countersigned by the lessee, accompanied by the statement: ‘Ecological bonus - aid for the acquisition and rental of low-emission vehicles’ (this statement also applies to the retrofit premium).

The beneficiary of the retrofit premium must return the amount within 3 months from the date of transfer, where the vehicle from which he was entitled to benefit is surrendered in at least one of the following circumstances :

• Within one year from the date of invoicing of the conversion of the vehicle
• Before you have at least:
  
  • 6 000 km for vans and passenger cars
  • 10,000 kilometers for small tourist road trains
  • 2 000 km for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles and motor quadricycles

Retrofit premium for small tourist road trains may be granted to any legal person justifying a establishment in France.

To benefit from it, the business must transforming a small tourist road train, from a heat-driven vehicle to an electric battery or fuel cell motor.

The vehicles eligible for the retrofit premium for small tourist road trains are those who meet all of the following conditions. These vehicles shall:

• Are towing vehicles for small tourist road trains (a combination of vehicles consisting of a towing vehicle equipped with a odometer and trailers, other than a coach or bus, when traveling on roads open to public traffic exclusively for tourist activities or on the occasion of commercial events or occasional services)
• Have been the subject of a conversion of a heat-driven vehicle into an electric motor battery or fuel cell
• Are not transferred by the purchaser or the holder of a lease:
  
  • Nor within one year from the date of invoicing of the conversion of the vehicle
  • Not until you've traveled at least 10,000 kilometers

The upright the retrofit premium for small tourist road trains is fixed at 40% the cost of processing, up to €30,000.

The conversion premium shall be increased by €1,000 where the beneficiary is a business which can justify a establishment in a municipality part of whose territory is situated within a Low Emission Mobility Zone (LEZ).

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.

Persons carrying out the conversion of the vehicle shall advance the retrofit premium to their customers. Therefore, no request should be made.

Retrofit premium is advance to its beneficiary by professionals who have carried out the alterations to the vehicle. In this case, the aid applies in full to the amount, including all taxes (including VAT), of the vehicle mentioned on the purchase or rental invoice, after any discount, rebate, deduction or benefit granted by the seller.

The aid must appear clearly on the invoice, the receipt, the lease or a certificate, conforming to a model made available by theASP: titleContent, countersigned by the lessee, accompanied by the statement: ‘Ecological bonus - aid for the acquisition and rental of low-emission vehicles’ (this statement also applies to the retrofit premium).

The beneficiary of the retrofit premium must return the amount within 3 months from the date of transfer, where the vehicle from which he was entitled to benefit is surrendered in at least one of the following circumstances :

• Within one year from the date of invoicing of the conversion of the vehicle
• Before you have at least:
  
  • 6 000 km for vans and passenger cars
  • 10,000 kilometers for small tourist road trains
  • 2 000 km for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles and motor quadricycles

The retrofit premium for motor vehicles (2 or 3 wheels) and motor quadricycles may be granted to any legal person justifying a establishment in France.

To benefit from it, the business must transforming a motor vehicle, from a heat-driven vehicle to an electric battery or fuel cell motor.

The vehicles eligible for the retrofit premium for motor vehicles are those who meet all of the following conditions.

These vehicles shall:

• Belong to the category of 2- or 3-wheel motor vehicles and motor quadricycles (category L)
• Have been the subject of a conversion of a heat-driven vehicle into an electric motor battery or fuel cell
• Are not transferred by the purchaser or the holder of a lease:
  
  • Nor within one year from the date of invoicing of the conversion of the vehicle
  • Not until you've traveled at least 2,000 kilometers

The upright the retrofit premium for motor vehicles (2 or 3 wheels) and motor quadricycles is fixed at €1,100.

The conversion premium shall be increased by €1,000 where the beneficiary is a business which can justify a establishment in a municipality part of whose territory is situated within a Low Emission Mobility Zone (LEZ).

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.

Persons carrying out the conversion of the vehicle shall advance the retrofit premium to their customers. Therefore, no request should be made.

Retrofit premium is advance to its beneficiary by professionals who have carried out the alterations to the vehicle. In this case, the aid applies in full to the amount, including all taxes (including VAT), of the vehicle mentioned on the purchase or rental invoice, after any discount, rebate, deduction or benefit granted by the seller.

The aid must appear clearly on the invoice, the receipt, the lease or a certificate, conforming to a model made available by theASP: titleContent, countersigned by the lessee, accompanied by the statement: ‘Ecological bonus - aid for the acquisition and rental of low-emission vehicles’ (this statement also applies to the retrofit premium).

The beneficiary of the retrofit premium must return the amount within 3 months from the date of transfer, where the vehicle from which he was entitled to benefit is surrendered in at least one of the following circumstances :

• Within one year from the date of invoicing of the conversion of the vehicle
• Before you have at least:
  
  • 6 000 km for vans and passenger cars
  • 10,000 kilometers for small tourist road trains
  • 2 000 km for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles and motor quadricycles