This type of subsidy, as an eco-ticket, is stipulated in a government ordinance regulating environmental requirements for vehicles. The ordinance, issued in 2013, stipulates a subsidy of RON12,000 for electrical car purchases.
In 2013, the environmental fund administration held a financing session offering 100 eco-tickets for the purchase of electrical vehicles but there was only one applicant, the town of Moinesti, in Bacau county. There was no financing session in 2014.
For this year, the fund proposes raising the value of the eco-ticket to RON20,000 and wants to offer 100 tickets in a financing session.
Gearap also said AFM wants to launch a new project this year to finance the installation of electrical vehicle charging outlets. The programs target to double the number of electrical cars in Romania, which is currently at around 100, and the installation of 10,000 outlets, from just 50 at present.