Filenews 13 January 2022
The Ministry of Transport announced the commencement of the application process for the Grant Scheme for the Purchase of Electric Vehicles – Sponsorship Category H14 (assisted pedalling).
Interested parties will be able to apply online through the website of the Department of Road Transport from Monday, January 17, at 11 a.m., until January 31, 2022, at 10 a.m. The total amount that will be allocated for the first phase of the Scheme is €240,000.
The Plan is fully funded by the European Union's Recovery and Resilience Plan.
The maximum sponsorship amount is €1,000 and the maximum purchase price of the electric bicycle, including VAT, must not exceed €6,000. It is underlined that electric bicycles sold at a price greater than €6,000 will not receive a subsidy. Eligible applications will be examined in order of first-come, first-served.
Beneficiaries of the Scheme are only natural persons. More information about the Project is available on the website www.ev.gov.cy in the Project Guide (Category H14). It is clarified that the built-in battery in the bicycle frame, referred to in paragraph 3.10(c)(ii) of the Design Guide, can be of the "Built in" or "Fit in" type.
For the convenience of the interested parties, below are listed below (a) the screen with the fields that they will be asked to fill in, and (b) the content of the folding menus for the Applicant Identification Category.
Given that this category concerns only the grant for the purchase of a new electric bicycle, only the "H14 - New electric bicycle (assisted pedalling)" will be predetermined as a Sponsorship Option.
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(b) Applicant Identification Category
It is noted that those interested in submitting an application, who are registered with a document, which is not included in the above (e.g. passport, identity card of another state), must contact the nearest District Office of the Department of Road Transport for their re-registration, presenting the passport or identity card of another state, the identity card of a foreigner, the driver's license and the registration certificates of their vehicles.
The Plan is part of the General Policy Framework for the Promotion of the Use of Electronic Vehicles of the Ministry of Transport and the broader strategy for the promotion of alternative ways of transport, beyond car transportation. The effort aims to reduce the environmental impact of transport and emissions of carbon dioxide and air pollutants.
The results of the first phase of the Plan will be evaluated and the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works will consider the inclusion of more categories of pedalling bicycles in corresponding Plans that will be promoted in the future.
