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Ecobonus, resources for the incentive to buy electric scooters already exhausted

This year, the funding will be 30 million, as in the last two years

by Rome Editorial Staff

17 March 2026

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Key points

Vehicles
The bonus
Funding
Next incentive from 2027

2' min read

Translated by AI

Versione italiana

A bonus to encourage Italians to buy vehicles that are less harmful to the environment. This is the aim of the ecobonus, renewed also for 2026, active since Wednesday 18 March. And which immediately boomed, with the dedicated site reporting exhausted resources after only a few hours.

Vehicles

The benefit, as the Ministry clarifies, concerns 'brand new' vehicles. Then, they must belong to "categories L1e, L2e, L3e, L4e, L5e, L6e, L7e". These are therefore two-wheeled mopeds or three-wheeled motorbikes, motor scooters (sidecars), tricycles (not light), light quadricycles and quadricycles (not light). All with speed less than or equal to 45 km/h.

The bonus

The bonus is intended for both individuals and companies, with a maximum limit of 500 vehicles registered to the same tax code or VAT number. The incentive will be up to EUR 4,000. The calculation will be made on the percentage of the purchase price: 30% for purchases without scrapping (in which case it may reach up to 3 thousand euro) and 40% for purchases with scrapping (limit of 4 thousand euro).

It is up to the dealers to register on the ministerial platform and to reserve the subsidies according to the procedures indicated. The benefit is recognised as the lower price charged by the dealer on the invoice at the time of purchase.

Funding

This is the sixth consecutive year for the bonus. And also the last. Because the Budget Law of 2021 allocated EUR 150 million until 2026.

For the first three-year period - i.e. from 2021 to 2023 - the measure was financed with EUR 20 million per year.

From the following three-year period, i.e. from 2024 to 2026, with EUR 30 million per year.

The next incentive from 2027

For the next four-year period, however, a different measure is planned, with funding of 90 million euro and a new incentive structure with 20% for purchases without scrapping (maximum 2,000 euro) and 30% for those with scrapping (maximum 3,000 euro).

Among the novelties, contained in a Dpcm yet to be approved, could come both the exclusion of companies in the automotive sector and a 12-month restriction before resale.