Industry. 1,000 euros in aid if you buy an electric car with a European battery

All hands on deck ahead of the government's predicted fall . The government announced on Monday an "exceptional additional bonus" of 1,000 euros starting October 1st for the purchase of an electric car equipped with a European battery, in order to "support the purchase of electric vehicles by households and the transition of the automotive industry in Europe."

This bonus is in addition to the ecological bonus in effect since July 1, specify the Ministers of Ecological Transition Agnès Pannier-Runacher and Industry Marc Ferracci.

The aim is "to send a clear signal to car manufacturers to source their electric battery supplies from European factories," explained the office of Industry Minister Marc Ferracci. "The list of eligible vehicles will be published on the Ademe (Ecological Transition Agency) website in the coming days," according to the press release.

“Promoting the relocation of the value chain”

After significant reductions in recent years, and especially the abolition of the scrappage bonus, the ecological bonus for the purchase of an electric vehicle was increased on July 1 , from 200 to 1,200 euros depending on income brackets, to reach aid of around 4,200 euros for the least wealthy households.

"The bonus announced today aims to encourage the relocation of the electric vehicle value chain and to support industrial employment on our continent," the press release continued, a few days before a meeting in Brussels on the future of the European automotive sector, weakened in particular by Chinese competition.