Purchase of New EVs and Pedelecs - 2025
Grant Applications subject to State Aid Rules

This scheme is being offerred under two different State Aid Regulations. Press on the buttons below to get more information about the application process under the different State Aid Regulations.

¹ De Minimis Rules: Depending on the sector of activity of the applicant, the De Minimis rules stipulated in Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1408/2013, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 717/2014 or Commission Regulation (EU) No. 2023/2831 shall apply.

² GBER: Commission Regulation (EU) No. 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty, as amended.

³ Single Undertaking: All enterprises having at least one of the following relationships with each other:

1. one enterprise has a majority of the shareholders’ or members’ voting rights in another enterprise;
2. one enterprise has the right to appoint or remove a majority of the members of the administrative, management or supervisory body of another enterprise;
3. one enterprise has the right to exercise a dominant influence over another enterprise pursuant to a contract entered with that enterprise or pursuant to a provision in its memorandum or articles of association;
4. one enterprise, which is a shareholder in or member of another enterprise, controls alone, pursuant to an agreement with other shareholders in or members of that enterprise, a majority of shareholders’ or members’ voting rights in that enterprise.

Enterprises having any of the relationships referred to in points (a) to (d) above through one or more other enterprises shall also be considered to be a single undertaking.

Bank Document Evidence

The bank document to be submitted in Stage 2 must provide sufficient proof that the IBAN included in the form where the grant is to be deposited is effectively owned by the applicant or the spouse of the applicant. Therefore, this document must be issued by the bank where the account is held and must show, as a minimum, the following information:

• The IBAN or, as a minimum, the bank account number;
• The name and surname of the account holder.

Documents printed by the applicant are not considered to be adequate evidence that the account is actually held by the applicant. 

Kindly mask any information concerning amount of funds held in account or transactions carried out from the account.

For samples of bank documents that are acceptable, click here.

Refund Policy

Any new electric vehicle or pedelec purchased by the applicant under this grant shall remain registered in the applicant’s name for a period of at least thirty-six (36) months from the date of first registration.

If the owner of a new electric vehicle or pedelec on which a grant has been issued under this scheme transfers the said vehicle before the expiry of the above-mentioned period, then that person shall refund the grant received from Transport Malta.

The refund mentioned above shall not be required in the following circumstances:

• When the transfer mentioned therein is a transfer causa mortis to an heir or to a third party or transfer inter vivos in favour of spouses, ascendants, and direct collaterals.
• When the transfer involves an electric vehicle purchased under this grant which is declared to be unrepairable following an accident or for any other reason and is replaced by a new electric vehicle, in which case the conditions related to this grant shall be transferred to the electric vehicle replacing the original one. The three years restriction shall apply from the date of registration of the original new electric vehicle.
• When the transfer involves an electric vehicle purchased under this grant which is returned to the original agent or dealer for any reason, and where the agent or dealer accepts to replace the said electric vehicle with a new electric vehicle, in which case the conditions related to this grant shall be transferred to the electric vehicle replacing the original one. The three years restriction shall apply from the date of registration of the original new electric vehicle.
• When an undertaking is struck off from within a single undertaking and the vehicle is transferred to another undertaking within the same single undertaking, from one undertaking to another having one common director or transferred from an undertaking to one of the directors in his name.

When an electric vehicle purchased under this grant is returned to the original agent or dealer for any reason, and the agent or dealer does not replace it with a new electric vehicle but refunds the applicant with all or part of the price paid for the new electric vehicle, or replaces it with a vehicle equipped with an internal combustion engine, the applicant shall refund part of the grant received for the new electric vehicle depending on the period elapsed from the purchase of the vehicle and its return to the agent, as listed below:

1. Less than 12 months: 75%;
2. More than 12 months but less than 24 months: 50%;
3. More than 24 months but less than 36 months: 25%.
    

In the eventuality that a new electric vehicle on which a grant is issued under this scheme is involved in an accident following which it has to be scrapped, no refund shall be required from the applicant, as long as the vehicle is not transferred to a third party before it is scrapped and deregistered.

For all above cases, the transaction(s) of vehicles and, where applicable, funds, shall be certified by means of a formal document describing the transaction(s), signed by all parties involved and countersigned by a notary. Document shall be submitted to the Authority for approval.

General Information

A licensed dealer or car agent purchasing any of these vehicles for showroom and sales purposes may apply for the grant but on re-selling such vehicle, the buyer will not be eligible for any grant, including the used grant.

Page last updated: 27/02/2025