From 2027, some buyers of a new electric car in Luxembourg will be able to have the grant deducted directly from their bill, rather than paying the amount upfront before claiming it back. This change accompanies the extension of the Klimabonus Mobilitéit until 2030, but the grants do not apply to the same purchases or on the same dates.
The scheme also covers charging points, with specific support for shared installations in apartment buildings. For households, the practical point is to distinguish between the eligibility period, the amount linked to the vehicle and how the grant is paid.
Car grant extended until June 2030
Vehicles bought or leased between 1 July 2026 and 30 June 2030 fall within the announced period for grants for zero-emission vehicles. The grant amount depends in particular on the vehicle’s energy consumption. For electric cars, the ministry’s press release sets a grant of 6,000 euros when consumption does not exceed 160 Wh/km, or 16 kWh/100 km.
A grant of 3,000 euros is provided for cars listed as consuming between 161 and 180 Wh/km. It also applies to cars consuming up to 200 Wh/km when the maximum net power of the propulsion system does not exceed 150 kW. These thresholds make the model’s technical specifications decisive: the commercial name or advertised range alone is not enough to identify the applicable amount.
The 6,000-euro amount also applies to electric cars with seven or more seats if the applicant belongs to a household of at least five people, electric vans and hydrogen fuel-cell cars. It is therefore not a general grant for every large vehicle. For a used car that is at least three years old, the renewed grant is 1,500 euros.
Other categories retain their grants: electric quadricycles, motorcycles and mopeds can receive 50% of the cost excluding VAT, up to a maximum of 1,000 euros. Cargo bikes are subject to the same rate and cap. For bicycles and electrically assisted pedal cycles, the grant is 50% of the cost excluding VAT, capped at 600 euros, but is reserved for households receiving the cost-of-living allowance or the energy bonus at the time of purchase.
From 2027, the grant can be deducted at the point of sale
The most tangible change for buyers of a new vehicle takes effect on 1 January 2027. From that date, a dealer participating in the scheme will be able to deduct the grant from the final bill. The State will then reimburse the dealer after the latter submits its application. Under this procedure, the customer should therefore not have to pay the amount corresponding to the grant upfront.
Participation is voluntary: dealers wishing to offer this advance financing must register with the register maintained by the Environment Agency. It is therefore necessary to check that the seller is participating, rather than assume that the deduction is automatic at every dealership.
The standard procedure will remain available alongside it. The ministry specifies that beneficiaries will be able to choose between the two methods and that the grant amount will remain the same. Advance financing therefore changes when the money is paid upfront and by whom, not the scale of grants itself. It applies to new vehicles bought from 1 January 2027, while the general period announced for vehicles runs from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2030.
Charging points: separate dates and caps
The charging-point scheme covers investments for which the invoice is issued between 1 January 2026 and 31 December 2030. This deadline differs from that for vehicle grants: an invoice for a charging point may therefore fall within the period after the announced vehicle-purchase schedule ends on 30 June 2030.
For a private charging point, the announced support is 750 euros for a basic model and 1,200 euros for a smart charging point. In both cases, the grant is capped at 50% of the cost excluding VAT. The press release also mentions 1,400 euros for a bidirectional charging point, which allows electricity to flow in both directions, with a specific limit set at 1 January 2027. This aspect should be checked separately before making a purchase; it should not be taken to mean that an identical grant is guaranteed until 2030.
Apartment buildings have a separate strand of support: up to 40,000 euros can contribute towards the purchase and installation of a shared smart charging management system, as well as the necessary adaptation and equipment work. Here too, the cap is 50% of costs excluding VAT. The maximum amount is not an individual grant per dwelling: it is intended for an eligible shared project.
This distinction addresses a practical obstacle to charging in residential buildings. A charging point in an apartment building may require, in addition to individual equipment, shared power management and preparatory work. The shared grant is intended to cover these common elements, but the announced amount alone does not establish that a particular project will be approved or that it will cover all the work.
An access measure, not an environmental assessment
The government presents the extension and advance financing as ways to support the electrification of vehicles and the development of charging infrastructure. These are the scheme’s objectives; the announced grants do not, in themselves, measure their effect on emissions or on environmental impacts as a whole.
In the Chamber, the bill on grants for the purchase of vehicles was adopted on 29 October, with 55 votes in favour, none against and five abstentions. A request to dispense with the second vote was submitted. This vote indicates the progress of the bill. The timetable presented by the ministry distinguishes between the extension of the grants and the advance financing announced for 1 January 2027.
For a purchase, the useful checks are therefore practical: the order or invoice date, depending on the scheme; the vehicle category; consumption and power where these determine the grant scale; household-specific conditions for some grants; and whether the dealer is participating in advance financing. For a charging point, it is also necessary to distinguish between individual equipment and a shared installation, then check the cost excluding VAT and the corresponding cap.
References
- Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity: Klimabonus Mobilitéit 2026-2030
- Chamber of Deputies: dossier 8725
A public Chargy charging point near Colmar-Berg railway station. Illustrative photo.
