Today, France has revealed its list of electric vehicles now eligible for federal tax incentives of up to €7,000. EVs made in China – including Tesla’s Model 3 and the Dacia Spring, the cheapest EV on the market – didn't make the cut.

French president Emmanuel Macron already unveiled new incentives to sway buyers away from Chinese models toward French and European ones, including a new €100 per month leasing scheme for EU-made electric cars, with those details announced today. The French government also announced a big rollout of cash incentives for first-time EV buyers, as long as they bought cars made in the EU.

  • gian English
    2•1 year ago

    A possibility is that this way the manufacturer is sure to get the batter yback at any time, which means that probably once it the battery is under a certain max charge capacity. As far as I remember, Renault is/was doing something like this with the Zoe batteries: once they are no more good to be used for a car, they were refitted for home usage with solar panels.

    But I get your point.