Results are quite different from last year, where a third of the funds were assigned. Does the goal from now on? 27 million would be interesting, ”admits Minister.
In just 3 days, the funds were sold out for electric vehicles and bicycles. Thus advances the Minister of the Environment to.
Maria da Graça Carvalho says that “shows, in three days, a great interest of the general population, Because this is for people who should compete individually, to decarbonize their mobility. ”
This number contrasts with last year’s results, where the one that more than one third of the funds for the purchase of these vehicles was assigned.
The difference will be attached to changes made to the rules: namely, the entry into the support of electric cars in a value up to 55,000 euros, as long as this vehicle has more than 5 seats. The funds also increased this year to 13.5 million euros.
According to the minister, the work was simplified and in one day 90% of the applications were evaluated. “It is a much simpler drawing that allowed us, in a few hours, to evaluate the applications that were submitted,” he says.
Then, he explains, “they slaughter the vehicle over 10 years old, buy the new, arrive here and in a matter of two, three days, receive the value.”
Cited by the minister also admits that “It would be interesting” to double the value of the funds Currently assigned, that is, to pass the package for this help to 27 million.
“There are things that take time to perform, that do not execute, that they give up, and the management of the funds is so, when they do not execute, when they take, you have to put themselves where you do,” admits the minister. However, the government guarantees that it intends to seek additional financing “to widen”.
