Electric mobility turns everything upside down purchasing power French for several years.

Indeed, when you buy vehicle, if this one pollute too much, then you have to pay an environmental penalty.

In other words, it is a species fine come to authorize the excess of cars trigger threshold.

520 million euros

Enabled 1.53 million of new cars sold in 2022, two thirds were not covered penaltysince the deviation is less than 128 g/km CO2.

And so it remained 520,000 were exposed to the tax office. With an average fine of 1000 euroswe get a potential return 520 million euros.

Knowing that “turnover” real ones must be taken into account exceptions (Disabled, Flexfuel models, etc.) and limitation (in the amount of 50% of the price of the car), as well as penalty on imported cars.

Higher environmental fine in 2023

Environmental penalty evolved in January 1, 2023. And, unfortunately, not in the best sense. First, penalty will have a new launch point. In fact, it comes from from 128 g/km to 123 g/km CO2.

At the same time, it was the maximum punishment 40,000 euros increases to 50,000 eurosover 226 g/km CO2.

We remind you from 2022 the environmental fine cannot exceed 50% the price of a new car. In addition to this “fine”, vehicles has a weight greater than 1800 kg also have a fine.

This one from 10 euros for an additional kilogram. however, its accumulation at the same time, the environmental fine cannot exceed the maximum 50,000 euros.

New ecological scale of fines