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Factsheet for measure PT-2023-18/3351 Updated – measures in Portugal

Incentivising zero-emission vehicles

Incentivo pela introdução no consumo de veículos de emissões nulas em 2023 de emissões nulas no ano de 2023

Country Portugal , applies nationwide
Time period Temporary, 04 May 2023 – 24 December 2023
Context Green Transition
Type Legislations or other statutory regulations
Category Promoting the economic, labour market and social recovery into a green future
– Sustainable mobility
Author Heloísa Perista and Ana Brázia (CESIS)
Measure added 31 October 2023 (updated 03 November 2025)

Background information

The Order 5126/2023 continues the incentive to decarbonise individual mobility that began in 2017, encouraging the adoption of cycling as a way of people and goods travelling and encouraging the electrification of the car fleet.

It approves the regulation for awarding the incentive for introducing zero-emission vehicles into commerce in 2023, which includes the installation of private charging stations in condominiums, with a maximum overall allocation of €10 million.

The Environmental Fund is responsible for managing this incentive.

Content of measure

The general rules and requirements for awarding the incentive vary according to the type: 1) passenger cars; 2) light goods vehicles; 3) cargo bikes, with or without electric assistance; 4) electric bikes for city use; 5) electric motorbikes, mopeds, tricycles, quadricycles and other personal mobility devices; 6) mobility devices; conventional city bicycles; 7) chargers for electric vehicles in multi-family condominiums with connection to the Mobi.E Network.

Individual applications of access to the incentive are managed by the Environmental Fund, and are approved if they fall within the following limits:

  • Type 1: 1,300 incentives or €5,200,000;
  • Type 2: 150 incentives or €900,000;
  • Type 3: 300 incentives or €450,000;
  • Type 4: 4,550 incentives or €2,275,000;
  • Type 5: 1050 incentives or €525 000;
  • Type 6: 1,500 incentives or €150,000;
  • Type 7: 270 incentives or €500,000.

Applications must be submitted by 30 November 2023.

Updates

The following updates to this measure have been made after it came into effect.

31 March 2025

This measure was updated in 2024 and 2025.

In relation to 2023, there were some changes in the types of vehicles covered and the amounts made available.

In 2024 and 2025, type 2 relating to light goods vehicles was removed from the list and was the subject of a specific notice by Environmental Fund and were included light passenger vehicles belonging to Private Social Solidarity Institutions (IPSS) as well as Transport Authorities and Local Authorities.

On 31 March 2025 a new Competition Opening Notice was released regarding the incentivising zero-emission vehicles for the current year. Thus, the current categories are:

T1) Passenger cars (in relation to 2024, in 2025 were included cars with a capacity of more than five seats); T3) Cargo bikes, with or without electric assistance; T4) Electric bikes for city use; T5) Electric motorbikes, mopeds, tricycles, quadricycles and other personal mobility devices; (in relation to 2024, in 2025 this category was divide in two) 5.1 - Motorbikes, mopeds, tricycles, quadricycles; 5.2- Other personal electric mobility devices; T6) Conventional city bicycles; T7) Chargers for electric vehicles in multi-family condominiums with connection to the Mobi.E Network.

Individual applications of access to the incentive are managed by the Environmental Fund and are approved if they fall within the following limits:

  • Type 1: 2025 incentives or €8,700,000
  • Type 3: 400 incentives or €600,000
  • Type 4: 3,200 incentives or €2,400,000
  • Type 5.1: 466 incentives or €700 000
  • Type 5.2: 1000 incentives or €500 000
  • Type 6: 400 incentives or €200,000
  • Type 7: 216 incentives or €400,000

The total allocation planned for this Notice is €13,500,000, more €3,500,000 than in 2024. Applications must be submitted by 30 November 2025.

In the Competition Opening Notice, of 2025, regarding light goods vehicles, the categories are:

T2) Light goods vehicles; T3) Cargo bikes, with or without electric assistance.

For both, only legal entities are eligible.

Individual applications of access to the incentive are managed by the Environmental Fund and are approved if they fall within the following limits:

  • Type 2: 300 incentives or €1,800,000
  • Type 3: 200 incentives or €200,000.

Use of measure

The Environmental Fund will produce a final implementation report with the results, which should include the amounts financed, the number of vehicles introduced into consumption, by type of vehicle, and an estimate of the greenhouse gas emissions reduced.

Target groups

Workers Businesses Citizens
Does not apply to workers Applies to all businesses Applies to all citizens

Actors and funding

Actors Funding
National government
National funds

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

Trade unions Employers' organisations
Role No involvement as case not in social partner domain No involvement as case not in social partner domain
Form Not applicable Not applicable

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

  • No involvement
  • Main level of involvement: N/A

Involvement

No involvement.

Views and reactions

No views on the measure from social partners.

Sources

  • 03 May 2023: Order 5126/2023 (www.fundoambiental.pt)
  • 17 October 2024: Aviso nº 22988/2024/2 - Veículos emissões nulas - Mobilidade Verde Mercadorias (www.fundoambiental.pt)
  • 17 October 2024: Aviso nº 22989/2024/2 - Veículos emissões nulas - Mobilidade Verde Passageiros (diariodarepublica.pt)
  • 31 March 2025: Aviso de Abertura de Concurso - AAC N.º 01 /2025 - Incentivo pela introdução no consumo de veículos de emissões nulas no ano de 2025 - Mobilidade Verde -Mercadorias Mobilidade Verde – Mercadorias Mobilidade Verde – MercadoriasIncentivo pela introdução no consumo de veículos de emis- sões nulas no ano de 2025 Mobilidade Verde – Mercadorias (www.fundoambiental.pt)
  • 31 March 2025: Aviso de Abertura de Concurso - AAC N.º 02 /2025 - Incentivo pela introdução no consumo de veículos de emissões nulas no ano de 2025 Mobilidade Verde – Passageiros (www.fundoambiental.pt)

Citation

Eurofound (2023), Incentivising zero-emission vehicles, measure PT-2023-18/3351 (measures in Portugal), EU PolicyWatch, Dublin, https://static.eurofound.europa.eu/covid19db/cases/PT-2023-18_3351.html

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