The countries offering the most generous government subsidies for purchasing electric vehicles (EVs) in 2025 are Italy (starting its scheme in mid-October), closely followed by Poland and Greece, according to Euronews Business’ research.
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As EV sales are still limited by high prices and a lack of charging stations in Europe, countries have implemented a wide variety of schemes. These aim to boost zero-emission vehicle sales in an effort to meet the EU’s carbon emissions goals. Tarreceives require that fleets of new passenger cars necessary to reduce their CO2 emission by 55% by 2030.
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While there have been shifts since the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) released its report about this topic in April, applying the latest government-released information, we have determined where in Europe individuals can receive the highest amount of support to purchase an EV.
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Our research doesn’t include incentives for businesses, nor does it take into account regional or local subsidies, and considers only schemes that were launched to start by October 2025.
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Italy has recently announced the start of its new incentive, which offers around €11,000 for individuals, covering up to 30% of the total purchase price of a new electric car. The amount of the incentive depfinishs on income, and cars with a price tag higher than €42,700 including VAT are exempt from this programme.
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EV sales in Italy are particularly low, according to ACEA. BEVs had a market share of 5.2% between January and July in 2025. The EU average was around 15%.
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Greece and Poland each offer around €9,000 in subsidies for individuals.
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In Greece, this is topped off with a further €2,000 for scrapping an old polluting vehicle and €1,000 if the purchaser is younger than 29 years old. Moreover, the counattempt offers generous tax incentives. BEVs are exempt from registration tax, and the lowest-emitting vehicles are also exempt from circulation tax. Greece had a market share of 5.3% of BEVs between January and July.
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Poland also imposes zero registration tax for BEVs, where the market share for these vehicles was 5.4% in the first seven months of the year.
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Further countries with very generous government subsidies include Slovenia, where people can receive up to €7,200 to support purchase a new BEV priced up to €35,000 (including VAT). The incentive is complemented with a minimum registration tax for BEVs. This category provides 9.2% of the counattempt’s market.
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