Every year, environmental bonus-malus will harden Average maximum punishment increases by 10,000 euros Every year !

For example, in 2020, for 194 g/km of CO2 emissions, the bill for the buyer was an additional 9,103 euros. In 2024, the fine for the same g/km will be… 60,000 euros!

For electric cars, bonus conditions will also change. Here are all the changes planned for next year.

More environmental bonus for production outside Europe

The current ecological bonus remains a generous state aid. The amount awarded rewards buyers who have made the effort to buy a new car using alternative energy to gasoline or diesel. Plug-in hybrid models used to be possible, but now only electric cars. It is a maximum of 5,000 euros, or €7,000 for French whose basic taxable income per unit is less than €14,090. The car in question must have sale price less than 47,000 euros, and with a curb weight of less than 2.4 tons.

If until now the state has not made any difference between electric models produced locally and models assembled outside the European Union, then from 2024 (or rather even from December 15, 2023!) everything will change.

The government wants to reward producers which make efforts to produce as close as possible to the EUwith production methods and materials which limit the carbon footprint of the production cycle. To do this, ADEME will “rate” electric vehicles based on ecological criteria (production, installation, battery, transport and logistics).

In other words, many models produced outside of Europe, and in particular in China, will no longer be eligible for €5,000.

Here list of popular electric cars :

• Dacia Spring (45 hp): 20,800 euros
• Leapmotor T03 (109 hp): 25,990 euros
• MG 4 (170 hp): 29,990 euros
• MG 5 (156 hp): 32,990 euros
• MG ZS EV (143 hp): 33,990 euros
• Smart #1 (272 hp): 38,815 euros
• Tesla Model 3 (283 hp): 42,990 euros

The maximum environmental fine increases to 60,000 euros

The environmental penalty for thermal vehicles will increase again. It’s simple, from 2020 it’s +10,000 euros every year! And the mass of CO2 emissions, which decreases every year

Surprisingly, the scale for 2024 year East much more seriously than in the current year. From January 1, 2024, the trigger of the penalty was reduced. From now on, the fine starts with 118 g/km rejected against 123 g/km in 2023.

There was also a maximum fine zoomed in. Actually, the latter is now available 60,000 euros! This year, the maximum fine of 50,000 euros was reached 226 g/km of CO2. Next year, the maximum penalty is €60,000 comes from 194g/km CO2. Oh!

The weight penalty threshold is reduced, but more progressive

Whoever says bonus obviously says penalty, and one that is indexed by weight will evolve. The tax is currently €10/kg above 1800kg and is combined with a CO penalty₂. On the other hand, these two amounts together cannot exceed 50,000 euros or 50% of the price of the vehicle.

In 2024 the weight penalty threshold will be reduced to 1,600 kgcompared to the previous 1800 kg.

The scale will be progressive, with the tax starting at €10 per extra kg for vehicles weighing between 1,600 and 1,799 kg, rising to €30 per extra kg above 2,100 kg. The scale will be as follows:

• 10 euros per kg from 1600 to 1799 kg;
• 15 euros per kg from 1800 to 1899 kg;
• 20 euros per kg from 1900 to 1999 kg;
• 25 euros per kg from 2000 to 2100 kg;
• EUR 30 per kg over 2100 kg.

Currently, electric vehicles remain exempt. Plug-in hybrid models (PHEVs) will avoid any penalties next year, but will probably punished for 2025. Only models with a range of more than 50 km will have a preferential regime with a weight reduction of 200 kg.

For example, if a hybrid model with an electric range of less than 100 kilometers weighs 2 tons, then its weight will be 1,800 kg. The tax will then be €2,000 instead of €5,480 according to the current scale.

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