Thinking about buying an electric car? Hurry, the Spanish government intends to stop aid in 2025

Without a doubt, today is a bad day for the future of electric mobility. He Government of Spain just presented in Brussels National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC) for 2025. The document brings together proposals and the country’s energy and climate planning, but among its features is some of the worst news for those who were aiming to get an electric car in 2025 or 2026.

This plan – PNIEC – is responsible for determining targeting energy and climate related fundsamong which you can find all the assistance to the electromobility sector and non-refundable subsidies provided to users. Does MOVES III sound familiar to you? Well, that’s also in this document.

In short, and as we can read in ABCIn its planning, the document predicts a significant increase in the electric vehicle fleet in Spain until 2030. falling prices in the industry and an intended comparison with traditional thermal vehicles.

According to the government, By 2030, there will be more than 5.5 million electric vehicles in Spain.which implies an increase of one million annually from 2025. Without a doubt, this is a very optimistic figure, since at the end of 2024 they are expected to have just under 500,000 units. pure electric circulating throughout our country.

Goodbye help for electric vehicles

Based on this plan, the government believes it’s time to stop helping electric cars. The reason reflected in the PNIEC is that “during the period 2025-2030, it is estimated that price parity for passenger vehicles will be achieved and public support such as non-refundable assistance for purchasing vehicles will not be required. “

Therefore, there seems to be little doubt about this. The only help that is reflected in the document is this related to the public sector of electromobilitywhich takes into account the continued subsidization of a wider charging network and the possibility of much more powerful charging stations for heavy vehicles.

Of course, as for end buyers and non-refundable assistance such as MOVES III, the plan is to take them out of the equation We are waiting for prices to align with the combustion park.

Prices, which, by the way, do not stop growing and are already setting record levels in almost all brands, groups and industries. Therefore, this whole situation leaves Spain’s ability to add a million electric vehicles to your roads every year. First of all, taking into account that most of the current sales are driven by the promise of a significant discount thanks to MOVES III and the possibility of deducting personal income tax on the purchase.

The Uncertain Future of Electrification

The new PNIEC, in addition to clearing things up, leaves future buyers with more doubts than ever. The document rushes those who intended to buy an electric car in the coming months, and sows mistrust among those who were planning to make this step in 2025 or 2026.

PNIEC is an important plan, although the words we have repeated are not set in stone. A posteriori, Government may expand MOVES III and other subsidies for electric vehicles after Congress debated the issue, although its strategy is what has been reflected: leaving buyers without help from 2025.