Carmakers are taking advantage of the MOVEA plan with discounts on their electric and plug-in hybrid cars

With the launch of the new MOVEA plan, the government will allow buyers of plug-in hybrid and electric cars to see their bills reduced considerably. But users of this type of vehicle will enjoy further advantages, because manufacturers are increasing their own aid to make the cars they are selling more appealing. Sales of electric vehicles have fallen since the government’s aid ended, although they could pick up again with this new contribution.

The main users of this type of vehicle are companies, which account for 62% of the buyers of electric cars on Spanish roads. And although they understand the value this kind of mobility offers and the fuel savings it represents, the solution of electric vehicles for fleets does not quite add up for them. In fact, only 16% of companies plan to buy electric vehicles over the next year.

For these users, who could be the ones driving the popularisation of electric cars, to opt for them, the brands are even doubling the aid granted, making them considerably more attractive to buyers. What matters for the brands is that the uptake of electric vehicles keeps growing. In fact, over the last year this seemed to be moving forward, with more units sold.

Figures that, while not excessively high, offered some hope for the sale of electric cars and commercial vehicles. The end of the previous MOVEA plan put the brakes on sales, and although the new edition could be a boost for them, the majority of customers, namely large companies, remain wary. The current MOVEA will end in October and it is not certain it will be renewed, although everything suggests that shortly another edition of it or a similar one will come into force.

For now, and to prevent sales from stagnating, the brands are launching their discount offers. Brands such as Nissan offer up to 10,000 euros in aid to buy their electric vehicles, while other brands such as Citroën even double the aid on several of their models. The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is offered at 35,375 euros, with the MOVEA aid, the brand’s discount and if the old car is handed in for scrapping. This places this plug-in hybrid model at a price below the Outlander Diesel 4WD Kaiteki, which begins to put these vehicles within a fairly acceptable range.