Electric commercial vehicles: Tax benefits and purchase incentives (2023)

Electric commercial vehicles: Tax benefits and purchase incentives (2023)

ACEA — 2023-07-12

Automotive Industry

Many European countries offer fiscal support to stimulate market uptake of electric commercial vehicles, but these tax benefits and purchase incentives differ widely.

ACEA provides an annual overview of European fiscal measures for purchasing electric vehicles. In conjunction with the passenger cars edition, ACEA has compiled an overview for commercial electric vehicles in EU Member States, Iceland, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

In this first edition, ACEA outlines the tax benefits (related to acquisition and ownership), purchase incentives, such as bonus payments or buyer premiums, and stimuli for developing or installing charging infrastructure.

Key findings

• 22 EU member states (~80%) do not offer incentives for infrastructure development or installation
• Almost one-third of EU member states do not offer incentives for purchasing electric commercial vehicles
• Three member states offer no tax benefits
  • Estonia
  • Hungary
  • The Netherlands
• Hungary is the only Member State with no tax benefits or purchase incentives
• In general, EU Member States offer a lower number of  tax benefits and purchase incentives for electric commercial vehicles compared to electric passenger cars