Tax changes for electric vehicles, effective as of 1 April 2025
A significant change for Austria''s electric vehicle owners begins on April 1, 2025. Learn more about the upcoming regulations.
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Austria introduced standard EV purchase subsidies to promote the adoption of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and other zero-emission vehicles. The exact amount is not explicitly documented in available sources, but it is inferred to have been approximately €4,000, based on a reported €1,000 reduction in 2019.
Electric Vehicle Policies in Switzerland. On December 23, 2011, the Swiss government passed a Federal Act on the Reduction of CO2 Emissions law, which didn't become fully effective until 2013. The act stated that GHG emissions must be reduced by at least 20% from the 1990 levels.
The 2016 E-Mobility Package introduced, for the first time, a complete support package for EVs in Austria. This encompasses both electric cars and other electric vehicles such as electric heavy goods vehicles, buses and motorbikes. For example, the purchase of EVs by companies is supported by a grant of EUR 1,500 per vehicle (for pure EVs).
Regulation for EVs in Austria is carried out both at the national and regional level. At the national level, the EU Directive 2014/94/EU on alternative fuels infrastructure was implemented in 2016 through the “Clean Energy in Transport” policy framework.
A significant change for Austria''s electric vehicle owners begins on April 1, 2025. Learn more about the upcoming regulations.
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