Retrofit premium for business vehicles

Verified 04 September 2026 - Entreprendre Service Public / (Prime Minister)

The retrofit premium is a aid for the conversion of vehicles with a thermal engine into an electric engine (also called « retrofit »). It takes the form of a variable payment or a deduction from the cost of converting the vehicle. For businesses, it is applicable to passenger cars, vans, small tourist trains and motor vehicles (2 or 3 wheels) and quadricycles.

What applies to you ?

Does your company want to transform a car?
Does your company want to transform a van?
Does your company want to transform a small tourist road train?
Does your company want to convert a 2 or 3-wheel motor vehicle (e.g. motorcycle, scooter) or a motor quadricycle?

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      Private car

      The retrofit premium for passenger cars (VP) can be attributed to any legal person proof of a establishment in France.

      To benefit from it, the business must transforming a private car, from a vehicle with a thermal engine to an electric engine with a battery or a fuel cell.

      Vehicles eligible for the retrofit premium for passenger cars must meet all of the following conditions.

      Category of vehicle

      These vehicles belong to the category M1 (Vehicle designed and constructed for the carriage of persons and comprising not more than 8 seats in addition to the driver's seat).

      Non-assignment of the vehicle

      Vehicles must not have been transferred by the purchaser or the holder of a lease:

      • Within one year from the date of billing of the conversion of the vehicle
      • And before you've covered at least 6,000 kilometers

      Transformation to an electric motor

      These vehicles were the subject of a conversion of a vehicle with a thermal engine into an electric engine battery or fuel cell.

      The amount of retrofit premium for vehicles whose engine has been converted to become fully electric is €1,500.

      Please note

      Businesses cannot benefit from the retrofit premium for cars whose engine has been converted to become hybrid.

      Is an approach necessary to benefit from the retrofit premium?

      Automotive professionals performing the vehicle transformation advance the retrofit premium to their customers. Therefore, no request should be made by the owner of the vehicle.

      How is the retrofit premium paid?

      The retrofit premium is advance to its beneficiary by the automotive professionals who have carried out the conversions of the vehicle. In this case, the aid shall apply in full to the amount, including all taxes (TTC), of the vehicle mentioned on the purchase or rental invoice, after any discount, rebate, deduction or advantage granted by the seller.

      The aid must appear clearly on the invoice with the words: ‘Ecological bonus - Aid for the purchase and rental of low-emission vehicles’.

      Please note

      The automotive professional who makes the advance payment of the retrofit premium to the customer is required to:

      • conclude an agreement with the Payment and Services Agency (ASP)
      • and file the refund request on theBonusEco extranet

      The beneficiary of the retrofit premium must return the amount within 3 months from the date of transfer, where the vehicle which enabled it to benefit from it is assigned in at least one of the following circumstances :

      • Within one year from the date of billing of the conversion of the vehicle
      • Before you have at least:
        • 6,000 kilometers for vans and passenger cars
        • 10,000 kilometers for small tourist road trains
        • 2,000 kilometers for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles and motor quadricycles

      Pickup

      The retrofit premium for vans can be attributed to any legal person proof of a establishment in France.

      To benefit from it, the business must transform a van, from a vehicle with a thermal engine to an electric engine with a battery or a fuel cell.

      The vehicles that can benefit from the retrofit premium for vans are those that meet all of the following conditions.

      Categories of vehicles

      These vehicles belong to:

      • Either to the category of vans (N1, vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of goods with a maximum weight of 3,5 tons or less)
      • Either to the category N2 (vehicle designed and constructed for the carriage of goods with a maximum weight of between 3,5 tons and 12 tons) which meet the following criteria:
        • They benefit from derogations applicable to vehicles fueled by gas, natural gas for vehicles, electric accumulators or alternative propulsion systems. These derogations correspond to the weight in running order of either the gas generator and its accessories, or natural gas for vehicles and its accessories, or accumulators and their accessories, or mechanical energy storage units and their accessories. This applies within the limit of 2 tons.
        • They have a PTAC: titleContent (maximum mass that a vehicle may contain) not exceeding 3,5 tons.

      Transformation to an electric motor

      These vehicles were the subject of a conversion of a vehicle with a thermal engine into an electric engine battery or fuel cell.

      Non-assignment

      Vehicles must not have been transferred by the purchaser or the holder of a lease:

      • Within one year from the date of billing of the conversion of the vehicle
      • And before you've covered at least 6,000 kilometers

      The amount of retrofit premium for vehicles whose engine has been converted to become fully electric is 40% the cost of processing, up to:

      • Either €4,000, for Class I vehicles
      • Either €6,000, for Class II vehicles
      • Either €8,000, for Class III vehicles and N2 vehicles (vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of goods with a maximum weight exceeding 3,5 tons and not exceeding 12 tons) eligible for the premium

      Please note

      Businesses cannot benefit from the retrofit premium for vans whose engine has been converted to become hybrid.

      Is an approach necessary to benefit from the retrofit premium?

      Automotive professionals performing the vehicle transformation advance the retrofit premium to their customers. Therefore, no request should be made by the owner of the vehicle.

      How is the retrofit premium paid?

      The retrofit premium is advance to its beneficiary by the automotive professionals who have carried out the conversions of the vehicle. In this case, the aid shall apply in full to the amount, including all taxes (TTC), of the vehicle mentioned on the purchase or rental invoice, after any discount, rebate, deduction or advantage granted by the seller.

      The aid must appear clearly on the invoice accompanied by the words: ‘Ecological bonus - Aid for the purchase and rental of low-emission vehicles’.

      Please note

      The automotive professional who makes the advance payment of the retrofit premium to the customer is required to:

      • conclude an agreement with the Payment and Services Agency (ASP)
      • and file the refund request on theBonusEco extranet

      The beneficiary of the retrofit premium must return the amount within 3 months from the date of transfer, where the vehicle which enabled it to benefit from it is assigned in at least one of the following circumstances :

      • Within one year from the date of billing of the conversion of the vehicle
      • Before you have at least:
        • 6,000 kilometers for vans and passenger cars
        • 10,000 kilometers for small tourist road trains
        • 2,000 kilometers for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles and motor quadricycles

      Small tourist road train

      The retrofit premium for small tourist road trains can be attributed to any legal person proof of a establishment in France.

      To benefit from it, the business must transforming a small tourist road train, from a vehicle with a thermal engine to an electric engine with a battery or a fuel cell.

      In order to benefit from the retrofit premium, small tourist road trains must meet all of the following conditions:

      • This is about towing vehicles for small tourist road trains (a group of vehicles consisting of a towing vehicle equipped with an odometer and trailers, other than a coach or bus, when traveling on roads open to public traffic for the exclusive purpose of touristic activities or on the occasion of commercial events or occasional services).
      • The vehicles were subjected to a conversion of a vehicle with a thermal engine into an electric engine battery or fuel cell.
      • Vehicles must not have been transferred by the purchaser or the holder of a lease:
        • Within one year from the date of billing of the conversion of the vehicle
        • And before you've covered at least 10,000 kilometers

      The retrofit premium for small tourist road trains is fixed at 40% the cost of processing, up to €30,000.

      Is an approach necessary to benefit from the retrofit premium?

      Automotive professionals performing the vehicle transformation advance the retrofit premium to their customers. Therefore, no request should be made by the owner of the vehicle.

      How is the retrofit premium paid?

      The retrofit premium is advance to its beneficiary by the automotive professionals who have carried out the conversions of the vehicle. In this case, the aid shall apply in full to the amount, including all taxes (TTC), of the vehicle mentioned on the purchase or rental invoice, after any discount, rebate, deduction or advantage granted by the seller.

      The aid must appear clearly on the invoice with the words: ‘Ecological bonus - Aid for the purchase and rental of low-emission vehicles’.

      Please note

      The automotive professional who makes the advance payment of the retrofit premium to the customer is required to:

      • conclude an agreement with the Payment and Services Agency (ASP)
      • and file the refund request on theBonusEco extranet

      The beneficiary of the retrofit premium must return the amount within 3 months from the date of transfer, where the vehicle which enabled it to benefit from it is assigned in at least one of the following circumstances :

      • Within one year from the date of billing of the conversion of the vehicle
      • Before you have at least:
        • 6,000 kilometers for vans and passenger cars
        • 10,000 kilometers for small tourist road trains
        • 2,000 kilometers for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles and motor quadricycles

      Motor vehicle (2 or 3 wheels) and quadricycle

      The retrofit premium for motor vehicles (2 or 3 wheels) and motor quadricycles may be awarded to any legal person proof of a establishment in France.

      To benefit from it, the business must transforming a motor vehicle, from a vehicle with a thermal engine to an electric engine with a battery or a fuel cell.

      The vehicles eligible for the retrofit premium for motor vehicles are those which meet all of the following conditions.

      These vehicles shall:

      • Belong to the category of 2- or 3-wheel motor vehicles and motor quadricycles (category L)
      • Have been the subject of a conversion of a vehicle with a thermal engine into an electric engine battery or fuel cell
      • Are not transferred by the purchaser or the holder of a lease:
        • Nor within one year of the date of invoicing of the conversion of the vehicle
        • Not before you have traveled at least 2,000 kilometers

      • Energy Code: Article D251-5-3

        Conditions relating to the retrofit premium of a two- or three-wheel motor vehicle or a four-wheel motor vehicle (I)

      The amount the retrofit premium for motor vehicles (2 or 3 wheels) and motor quadricycles is fixed at €1,100.

      Is an approach necessary to benefit from the retrofit premium?

      Automotive professionals performing the vehicle transformation advance the retrofit premium to their customers. Therefore, no request should be made by the owner of the vehicle.

      How is the retrofit premium paid?

      The retrofit premium is advance to its beneficiary by the automotive professionals who have carried out the conversions of the vehicle. In this case, the aid shall apply in full to the amount, including all taxes (TTC), of the vehicle mentioned on the purchase or rental invoice, after any discount, rebate, deduction or advantage granted by the seller.

      The aid must appear clearly on the invoice with the words: ‘Ecological bonus - Aid for the purchase and rental of low-emission vehicles’.

      Please note

      The automotive professional who makes the advance payment of the retrofit premium to the customer is required to:

      • conclude an agreement with the Payment and Services Agency (ASP)
      • and file the refund request on theBonusEco extranet

      The beneficiary of the retrofit premium must return the amount within 3 months from the date of transfer, where the vehicle which enabled it to benefit from it is assigned in at least one of the following circumstances :

      • Within one year from the date of billing of the conversion of the vehicle
      • Before you have at least:
        • 6,000 kilometers for vans and passenger cars
        • 10,000 kilometers for small tourist road trains
        • 2,000 kilometers for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles and motor quadricycles

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