Published 28/09/2026 · Updated 28/09/2026 · By Voldt® product team

Germany, France, Spain, Sweden and the UK run open purchase grants for private buyers of electric cars in 2026. Germany pays up to €6 000 and France up to €5 700 plus a European-battery bonus, both depending on household income. Elsewhere the support sits mainly in tax, and in the Netherlands and Germany you can also earn from charging at home.

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countries with an open purchase grant, 28/09/2026

Germany pays €3 000 to €6 000 towards a new battery-electric car first registered since 1 January 2026, for household incomes up to €80 000, or €90 000 with two children (Bundesregierung, May 2026). France indicates €3 500 to €5 700 for a new EV under €47 000, plus up to €2 000 for a European-made battery (economie.gouv.fr, December 2025).

In Spain and the UK, the car decides the amount. Spain's Auto+ pays up to €4 500, scored on how electric, affordable and European the car and its battery are, until 31 December 2026 or until the €350 million budget is used (Spanish Industry Ministry, August 2026). The UK Electric Car Grant takes up to £3 750 off new cars priced at or under £37 000 (GOV.UK).

Sweden targets rural households earning at most 80% of the average income: SEK 1 300 a month for 36 months towards a new or used EV (Naturvårdsverket, June 2026). France's social leasing, renewed on 16 July 2026, caps the rent at €200 a month for low-income households who drive for work (info.gouv.fr).

At purchase, Norway charges no VAT on the first NOK 300 000 of an EV's price (Norwegian Customs, January 2026). Denmark charges EVs registered in 2026 40% of the calculated registration tax, minus DKK 161 300 (Danish Tax Agency, 2026). Finland charges no car tax on EVs taken into use since October 2021 (Finnish Ministry of Finance), and Poland exempts them from excise duty (Excise Duty Act).

Germany exempts pure electric cars first registered by the end of 2030 from vehicle tax for up to ten years, until 2035 at the latest (Bundestag, December 2025). Dutch EVs pay 70% of the petrol-car road tax since January 2026, up from a quarter in 2025 (Belastingdienst). UK EVs pay £10 in the first year, then £200, plus a supplement above a £50 000 list price (GOV.UK, 2026/27).

The UK grant covers 75% of buying and installing a charge point socket, up to £500 since April 2026, for people who rent or who own and live in a flat. You need your own off-street parking, an eligible car and an OZEV-authorised installer, and funding is confirmed until 31 March 2027 (GOV.UK).

Sweden takes 50% of labour and material off the installer's invoice, up to SEK 50 000 per person per year across the whole grön teknik reduction; material bought alone does not qualify (Skatteverket). France's €500 tax credit only covered spending up to 31 December 2025 (impots.gouv.fr).

Since 2026, Dutch households can register the electricity they charge at home as emission reduction units (EREs), which fuel suppliers buy to meet their obligation. You need a charging point at home with a built-in MID-certified meter and the grid connection in your name, and a booking service provider who sells the EREs and can share the proceeds. The NEa sets no price and lists a standard 10 cents per kWh as a misunderstanding (NEa, April 2026).

Germany pays per car. For charging outside public networks, the Federal Environment Agency certifies a flat annual estimate for each battery-electric car, which private traders sell on to fuel companies before paying the owner (UBA). Sweden's electricity credits cover public charging only (Swedish Energy Agency, 2025).

Both Voldt® portable chargers below plug into an ordinary household socket, so nothing is installed and they move house with you. The Portable OCPP Charger adds a MID-compliant meter that records every session's kWh, useful if your employer repays home charging (see our reimbursement rules in 12 countries). Your German THG quota stays the same, as it is paid per car. For Dutch ERE, the NEa names a charging point at home with a built-in meter, so ask a booking service provider first.

• Use only the charger's own Voldt® adapters, plugged straight into a sound, earthed socket, never an extension lead.
• Have an electrician check that a household circuit carries 16 A for hours before nightly use.
• Where your car's manual differs from this guide, follow the manual.

Voldt® cables and portable chargers are CE marked and TÜV certified, with a 3-year warranty; terms and exclusions are on the warranty and complaints page.