Registration for electric cars: everything you need to know
What is a vehicle registration document?
The "carte grise", or registration certificate, is a document that identifies your vehicle. Without it, you can't drive your vehicle, or you'll be fined.
The vehicle registration document contains a wealth of useful information concerning both the owner and the vehicle itself. It includes technical details such as :
- Number of tax horses
- The type of fuel accepted by the vehicle, if it is a thermal vehicle.
- Trunk volume
- Total weight of the car
- Etc...
The data displayed on the vehicle itself includes :
- Vehicle make
- The model
- Release date
- The registration number
- Etc...
Finally, it contains information about the owner of the vehicle:
- Surname/First name
- Address
- If owner or co-owner
- Etc.
Motor vehicle registration for electric cars: where and how?
Since November 6, 2017, the creation or renewal of a card can only be done online as part of the Plan Préfecture Nouvelle Génération ( PPNG ). This aims to digitize procedures concerning secure documents such as passports, identity cards, driving licenses, etc....
All procedures are carried out on the official website of theAgence nationale des titres sécurisés.
If you need to register a car, here are the steps to follow:
- Log on to the Agence nationale des titres sécurisés website
- Register or log in
- Pay various taxes and fees (regional tax, transmission tax, environmental tax, management tax, etc.).
- Provide the various documents requested
Once your application has been submitted, you will receive your provisional registration certificate by e-mail. If you wish to drive your vehicle while waiting to receive your vehicle registration document, you must download the receipt which will be sent to you by e-mail.
Once you have registered your application, here are the documents you will need:
- A photocopy of proof of address less than 6 months old
- A photocopy of driving licence of the holder
- A photocopy of insurance certificate of the vehicle
- The original application for a vehicle registration certificate
- The original registration mandate
Now you have all the information you need to acquire your vehicle registration document. carte grise.
How long will it take?
Once you've validated all the steps in the registration process, your electric vehicle registration document will be sent to your home address by post.
In general, you'll receive your vehicle registration document within a relatively short time. In the meantime, you can drive your vehicle, but you'll need to take along the receipt for your vehicle registration document, which you'll receive by e-mail.
You may be subject to a control; if this happens, you must show the agents your receipt.
The formalities for registering the vehicle and putting it on the road must be completed within one month of the date of purchase.
You don't need to renew your vehicle registration document, but only in the event of loss, theft or deterioration, including the illegibility of any information on the document.
How much does a vehicle registration document cost?
The cost of registration may vary from region to region. You may be subject to several taxes;
- The regional tax, which corresponds to the number of tax horses (CV) multiplied by the regional tax for a 1 CV.
- Management fee
- Vocational training tax
- Fixed fee (11 euros)
- Tax on polluting vehicles
- Royalty tax
You can also simulate the cost of your vehicle registration certificate right here →. simulate the cost of your vehicle registration certificate
| Region | Price per CV | Clean vehicle exemption |
|---|---|---|
|
Paris Region |
46,15 € |
100 % |
|
Burgundy-Franche-Comté |
51,00 € |
100 % |
|
Corsica |
27,00 € |
100 % |
|
Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
41,00 € |
100 % |
|
Hauts-de-France |
33,00 € |
100 % |
|
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
43,00 € |
100 % |
|
Normandy |
35,00 € |
100 % |
|
Pays-de-la-Loire |
48,00 € |
100 % |
|
PACA |
51,20 € |
100 % |
|
Great East |
42,00 € |
100 % |
|
Occitanie |
44,00 € |
100 % |
|
Brittany |
51,00 € |
50 % |
|
Centre-Val de Loire |
49,80 € |
50 % |
|
Guadeloupe |
41,00 € |
0 % |
|
French Guiana |
42,50 € |
0 % |
|
Reunion Island |
51,00 € |
0 % |
|
Martinique |
30,00 € |
0 % |
|
Mayotte |
30,00 € |
0 % |
Electric car registration document: changing the address on your registration document
If you're moving house, or if an event occurs that requires you to change your main address, it's imperative that you update your address, including on your vehicle registration document.
It is perfectly possible to change the address on your vehicle registration document. You have one month in which to change the address on your vehicle registration document.
The change of address is free of charge, and consists of a label to be affixed to the vehicle registration document, containing your new address.
If it's the 4th change, a new carte grise is sent, but the cost is €2.76.
This can only be requested by the current owner.
To change the address on your vehicle registration document, you will need :
- Your vehicle registration document
- Proof of address less than 6 months old (rent, gas bill, water bill, electricity bill, landline or cell phone bill)
- Valid identification
Registration for electric company cars
A company car is a vehicle made available by the company to its employees on a permanent basis. It is owned by the employee both during and outside working hours.
In the case of a service car, it is used by the professional only during working hours, as in the case of a cab, for example.
Note that even if the car is assigned to the employee, it still belongs to the company, and the company's name appears on the vehicle registration document.
A company or service vehicle has a registration certificate of type VP or dériv-VP.
A VP vehicle is defined as a private vehicle. It is the most commonly used type of vehicle.
The deriv-VP vehicle is also a private vehicle, with the difference that it can be transformed into a utility vehicle when used for business purposes.
It should also be noted that the vehicle must be owned by the company, and all maintenance costs must be paid by the company. However, there is an exception for cars leased under a long-term leasing contract.
Under this type of contract, the leasing company pays the registration fees.
If you're an employer, you'll benefit from financial "relief" when you buy a vehicle for your company.
Further information → Should you buy your electric car as an individual or as a company?
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Advantages of an electric car registration document
If you've bought a clean vehicle, you'll even benefit from advantages on your vehicle registration document! The registration document for an electric vehicle is exempt from regional tax, or it can be subject to a rebate on this as well as on the fixed tax. In short, with the electric vehicle registration document, you pay only the royalty tax and the management tax. That's just under 10 euros.
Once again, this system has been set up by the French government to encourage the acquisition of electric vehicles.
Further information → Taxation of electric vehicles
Existing aids
We often talk about it at Beev: when you buy an electric vehicle, you can benefit from a wide range of grants.
In addition to this tax rebate or exemption, which applies to the registration document for your electric car, there are other existing aids such as the bonus écologique and the prime à la conversion.
The ecological bonus
| Categories | From July 1, 2021 | From January 1, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
|
Electric vehicles (CO2 ⩽ 20g/km) under €47,000 |
27% of the price up to €6,000 |
27% of the price up to €5,000 |
|
Electric vehicles (CO2 ⩽ 20g/km) under €47,000 (legal entity) |
27% of the price, up to €4,000 |
27% of the price, up to €3,000 |
|
Electric vehicles (CO2 ⩽ 20g/km) from €47,000 to €60,000 |
2 000 € |
1 000 € |
|
Electric vans or hydrogen-powered vehicles (CO2 ⩽ 20g/km) over €60,000 |
2 000 € |
1 000 € |
|
Plug-in hybrid vehicle (CO2 emissions between 21 and 50 g/km) up to €50,000 and range > 50 km |
1 000 € |
0 € |
The conversion bonus
| Conversion bonus | New electric vehicle | Used electric vehicles |
|---|---|---|
|
Corporate (VP) |
2 500 € |
2 500 € |
|
Reference tax income exceeds 18,000 euros per unit |
2 500 € |
2 500 € |
|
Reference tax income less than 18,000 euros per unit |
5 000 € |
5 000 € |
To find out more : Ecological bonus 2023: everything you need to know
You can find all the information you need about government grants on the various government websites:
Ecological bonus for electric vehicles
Conversion bonus for electric vehicles
If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact us!
