The Greek government has drafted new legislation to incentivize people and companies to buy electric cars. The government’s long-term goal is to boost the prevalence of electric cars on the road to 30 percent by 2030. Incentives provided by the draft law include €1,200 in tax relief for individuals and €2,480 for company cars. If combined with the incentives passed last year for low-emission cars, the total savings for corporate electric vehicles would reach €3,500.
The new law would also provide for an income tax exemption for the purchase of zero- or low-emission vehicles and a road tax exemption for electric freight vehicles. The government is at pains to improve the carbon footprint of the cars on its roads because at the moment, its fleet is among the oldest anywhere in Europe.
