The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works announces the 2nd Call for Proposals for Phase 1 of the Electrification Plan for the period 2022 - 2023.
The updated Plan is a continuation of Phase 1 of the Plans announced around the end of 2021, which were successfully completed after 7,000 citizens expressed interest in purchasing an electric vehicle. It is noted that, almost 100% of those eligible for a private pure and partial electric vehicle grant have completed the vehicle ordering process.
The success of these Plans resulted in the national targets for new electric vehicle registrations for 2022 being met and exceeded by approximately 140%, including plug-in hybrids and this year's orders due to the Plans.
As part of further improvement of the Electrification Plans, based on the experience of the 1st Call, input from sector experts, stakeholders and citizens, significant changes have been made to the Plan as presented below:
The Plans have been condensed into a comprehensive Electric Vehicle Grant Scheme combined with the decommissioning of old polluting vehicles with 17 categories/types of grants and a budget of €10.154.000.
The revised Scheme includes sponsorship for:
- Plug-in Hybrid and pure electric cars with CO2 emissions up to 50 g/km, with a purchase price not exceeding €80.000 incl. VAT for new cars and €50.000 incl. VAT for new cars. VAT for new vehicles,
- Electric vehicles of category L, i.e. motorcycles and micro-automobiles,
- Electric assisted cycles (not including scooters and skates) in combination with cash,
- Bus tickets in combination with cash,
- Bus tickets in combination with cash.
In all categories/types of sponsorships for private or commercial vehicles, commercial vehicles and minibuses, it is mandatory to retire a vehicle that is more than or equal to 12 years old, and during the application process the applicant must submit online a specific form signed by the seller/representative (the form can be found at www.ev.gov.cy).
The approval criteria have been modified to include:
- For applications for vehicle categories E1 to E4, E16 and E17 (low CO2 emission vehicles - up to 50 g/km), the priority criterion for approval is the age of the vehicle to be withdrawn. That is, the oldest vehicle to be withdrawn gives priority to the applicant.
- For applications for vehicle categories E5 to E11 (pure electric vehicles), an online draw will take place after the closing date for applications. That is, no priority will be given according to the time and date of submission of the application. Whereby, applicants do not need to submit their applications once the application portal is in place, as this does not give them any advantage.
- For applications for electric bicycles, one of the above procedures will apply, depending on the type of sponsorship (see Sponsorship Tables).
Applications will only be made online at www.ev.gov.cy and the submission period will be from 9 January 2023 at 11:00 a.m. until 9 March 2023 at 11:00 a.m.
The number of grants per category, the grant amount and the application submission and approval process are presented below:
Case 1
For the following grant categories a vehicle declaration for retirement is required at the time of application registration.
Submission of Confirmation of Expression of Interest is mandatory.
The order of ranking of applications will be based on the date of first registration of the vehicle to be declared for retirement.
For sponsorship categories E1, E2, E3 and E4, vehicles eligible for purchase and sponsorship are plug-in hybrids with CO2 emissions up to 50 g/km and pure electric vehicles.
For category E16, vehicles eligible for purchase and sponsorship are electric assisted bicycles (not included scooters and scooters) as described below.
| Sponsorship Category | Description | Sponsorship Amount | Number of Sponsorships | Category Groups |
| E1 | Withdrawal and replacement with a new low CO2 emission private use vehicle (up to 50 g/km) | € 7.500 | 260 | A |
| E2 | Withdrawal and replacement with a new low CO2 emission taxi vehicle (up to 50 g/km) |
[TD]
Withdrawal and replacement with a new low CO2 emission taxi vehicle (up to 50 g/km) [/TD/KM)
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]€ 12.000
[/TD] [TD]17
[/TD] [TD]A
[/TD] [/TD][TR] [TD]
E3
[/TD] [TD]Withdrawal and replacement with a new low CO2 emission vehicle (up to 50 g/km) [/TD] [TD]
Withdrawal and replacement with a new low CO2 emission vehicle (up to 50 g/km) [/TD] [TD]
Withdrawal and replacement with a new low CO2 emission vehicle (up to 50 g/km) [/TD/KM) FOR A BENEFICIARY OF A DISABLED VEHICLE
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]€ 10.000
[/TD] [TD]10
[/TD] [TD]A
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]E4
[/TD] [TD]Withdrawal and replacement with a new low CO2 emission vehicle (up to 50 g/km) for a large family
[/TD] [TD]€ 10.000
[/TD] [TD]10
[/TD] [TD]A
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]E16
[/TD] [TD]Withdrawal and contribution of €400 for the purchase of a new electric bicycle (assisted cycling) without restriction on the location of the motor or battery and additionally a one-off grant of €500
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]€900
[/TD] [TD]155
[/TD] [TD]C
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]E17
[/TD] [TD]Withdrawal against the provision of free tickets worth €250 for use on regular bus services and the lump sum of €500
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]€750
[/TD] [TD]790
[/TD] [TD]D
[/TD] [/TR]
Case 2
For the following categories of sponsorship, a declaration of the vehicle to be withdrawn is not required at the time of registration of the application. However, a vehicle to be scrapped must be declared at the stage of sending the order confirmation.
Provide Confirmation of Expression of Interest is mandatory.
The order of ranking of applications will be done by lottery.
Eligible vehicles for purchase and sponsorship are pure electric vehicles.
| Sponsorship Category | Description | Sponsorship Amount | Number of Sponsorships | Groups Categories |
| E5 | Sponsorship for the purchase of a new zero-emission CO2 private vehicle | € 10.000 | 500 | A |
| E6 | Grant for the purchase of a new zero-emission CO2 taxi vehicle | € 15.000 | 15 | A |
| E7 | Grant for the purchase of a new zero-emission CO2 vehicle for a beneficiary of a wheelchair accessible vehicle | € 12.000 | 12 | A |
| E8 | Grant for the purchase of a new zero-emission CO2 vehicle for a large family | € 12.000 | 12 | A |
| E9 | Grant for the purchase of a second-hand, zero-emission CO2 private vehicle | € 5.000 | 50 | A |
| E10 | Grant for the purchase of a new electric vehicle of category N1 (commercial gross weight up to 3,500 kg) with zero CO2 emissions | € 15.000 | 30 | A |
| E11 | Grant for the purchase of a new category M2 vehicle (minibus) with zero CO2 emissions | € 40.000 | 2 | A |
Case 3
For the following sponsorship categories, no vehicle to be scrapped is required.
The order in which applications are ranked will be determined by lottery.
Eligible vehicles for purchase and sponsorship are pure electric vehicles of category L for sponsorship categories E12 and E13 as described below.
Eligible for purchase and sponsorship for categories E14 and E15 are electric assisted cycling bicycles (not including scooters and scooters) as described below.
| Sponsorship Category | Description | Sponsorship Amount | Number of Sponsorships | Category Groups | Category Groups |
| E12 | Sponsorship for the purchase of a new zero-emission CO2 vehicle in the L6e (subcategory "B") and L7e (subcategory "C") categories e.g.e.g. small cars | € 4.000 | 5 | A | |
| E13 | Subsidy for the purchase of a new zero CO2 emission vehicle of category L (excluding vehicles of category L6e (subcategory "B") and L7e (subcategory "B and C") e.g.e.g. motorcycles | €1.500 | 420 | B | |
| E14 | Grant for the purchase of a new electric motorcycle bicycle (assisted cycling) with motor in the centre and battery built in or fit in | € 1.000 | 55 | C | |
| E15 | Grant for the purchase of a new electric bicycle (assisted cycling) without restriction on the location of the motor or battery | € 400 | 175 | C |
Please note that an individual may only apply for one category of sponsorship (E1 - E17) per category group (A, B, C and D). In case of an application in more than one category per group, the application made on the most recent date and time will be taken into account (e.g. if an applicant applies for Category E1 (Group A) and repeats the procedure for Category E2 (Group A), the only application that will be taken into account is the one for Category E2 made on the most recent date and time).
Each legal entity may submit up to ten (10) applications in total per single undertaking for sponsorship categories E1 to E13.
Each legal entity may submit up to ten (10) applications in total per single undertaking for sponsorship categories E1 to E13. Note that if more than ten applications are registered, the last ten applications made will be taken into account and the previous ones will be cancelled.
Note that vehicles meeting the criteria below may be used for scrapping purposes:
- be of category M1 or N1;
- be more than or equal to twelve (12) years old, calculated from the date on which the vehicle was registered in any country as new until January 9, 2023;
- have been registered with the Registrar of Motor Vehicles for the last seven (7) consecutive years since January 9, 2023,
- have a valid registration for it on the date applications are accepted or it was registered as immobilized and had a valid registration for it for any period within the last eighteen (18) months from January 9, 2023; and
- have no cancelled registration on or before January 9, 2023; and
- have no cancelled registration on or before January 9, 2023.
Further information and a detailed explanation of the Electric Vehicle Grant Scheme can be found at Οδηγό του Σχεδίου στην ιστοσελίδα www.ev.gov.cy.
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