Incentives and Legislation
The incentives and legislations section is updated for 2025, published on 18th April 2025, representing the situation as of that date. Major changes of incentives and polices are updated on a rolling basis from that date onwards.
Incentives and legislation that aim to increase uptake of alternative fuels vehicles and infrastructure.
If you know of other national or local incentives that should be included in this section, please send us an email, or use the button on the right, and let us know. We review the proposed changes and implement the updates on a short notice.
The incentives and legislations section is updated for 2025, published on 18th April 2025, representing the situation as of that date. Major changes of incentives and polices are updated on a rolling basis from that date onwards.
Incentives and legislation that aim to increase uptake of alternative fuels vehicles and infrastructure.
If you know of other national or local incentives that should be included in this section, please send us an email, or use the button on the right, and let us know. We review the proposed changes and implement the updates on a short notice.
- Purchase subsidies
Under the national Electromobility Promotion Scheme, Cyprus provides financial support for the purchase of battery electric vehicles (BEVs), co-financed by the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility and REPowerEU. The scheme remains active until mid-2026.
Main grant amounts:
- €9,000 for the purchase of a new BEV for private use, with a maximum eligible vehicle price of €80,000 (VAT included).
- €9,000 for the purchase of a used BEV, provided it is ≤ 3 years old, EU-registered, and meets battery and recall requirements.
- €15,000 for new light commercial BEVs (≤ 3.5t).
- €20,000 for: BEVs registered as taxis (with mandatory 5-year retention),
BEVs purchased by persons with disabilities, BEVs purchased by large families (minimum four dependents). Additional scrapping incentive: €7,500 if an old internal combustion vehicle is scrapped and replaced with a new low-emission vehicle emitting ≤ 50 g CO₂/km. This applies to plug-in hybrids and not to BEVs, which are already covered by fixed grants. Key conditions: Grants are available to both individuals and legal entities (up to 20 applications per entity per category).
Vehicles must be registered in the applicant’s name and retained for at least 2 years (or 5 years for social support categories).
The scheme ends no later than 31 December 2025 for grant payments under the current call.
- Registration tax benefits
Vehicles with emissions less than 120 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer are exempt from paying registration taxes.
- Ownership tax benefits
Minimum rate for vehicles emitting ≤ 120g CO2/km.
- AF Infrastructure Incentives
e-charge network operated by the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) provides public charging across the country.
Standardized access, supported by app-based services and 24/7 customer care.- Interesting links
- Institutions involved in Incentives
Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC), Department of Road Transport