TM relaunches financial incentives to promote greener, more sustainable transportation options

2024-03-21 -

Transport Malta, in collaboration with the Ministry for Transport, Infrastructure, and Public Works, unveils the relaunch of financial incentives tailored to promote greener and more sustainable transportation options. These grants, targeting owners of vehicles in Malta, serve to encourage the use of eco-conscious vehicles, driving us towards a brighter, more environmentally friendly tomorrow, in line with the government’s commitment to environmental sustainability.

Applications for these grants are now open to all eligible vehicle owners and can be obtained from Transport Malta offices or online through the Transport Malta website.

This year, a total of approximately €17.3 million in grants will be available to the public, with €15 million allocated from the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) and €2.3 million from national funds.

The grants cover a variety of initiatives aimed at promoting electric mobility and reducing emissions from the road transport sector. These initiatives include financial incentives for the purchase of used electric vehicles, the use of LPG as fuel replacing petrol or diesel, the retrofitting of vehicles with emission-reduction solutions, the conversions of bicycles to pedelecs, and also the purchase of wheel-chair accessible vehicles to be used as taxis or Y-plate vehicles.

A full list of incentives can be found below:

Incentive No. 1 Financial Grant Scheme, including Scrappage Scheme, for the purchase of used Electric Vehicles in Category L, M1 and N1, and the conversion of bicycles to pedelecs, for Individuals, Local Councils, voluntary organisations, and undertakings.

This financial grant scheme aims to further promote the uptake of used electric vehicles in Category L, M1 and N1, and the conversion of bicycles into pedelecs. The scheme aims at reducing the number of older conventional motor vehicles from the road through a scrappage scheme intended to provide further financial support to applicants who, while purchasing and registering a used electric vehicle, deregister a vehicle of category L, M1 or N1 which is older than 10 years from its year of manufacture.

Full details for the incentive to purchase used Electric Vehicles including scrappage scheme can be found in the following link:

Initiative No. 2 Financial Grant including Scrappage Scheme on the purchase of New Category L Petrol Motorcycles

This financial grant caters for new Category L Petrol Motorcycles which were ordered or bought on or before the 4th of May 2023 including a scrappage scheme for the replacement of old Category L, M1 and N1 vehicles can be found in the following link:

https://www.transport.gov.mt/Land/ Sustainable-Transport/ FinancialI n c e n t i v e s - 2 0 2 4 / N e w - Pe t r o l - powered-Motorcycles-6736

Incentive No. 3 Financial Grant on the purchase of Wheelchair-Accessible Vehicles to be used for the Transport of Passengers for Hire or Reward as Taxis or Y-Plate vehicles.

This financial grant allows for the licensing of new wheelchair-accessible vehicles to be used for the transport of passengers for hire or reward and Taxis so that persons who make use of wheelchairs may have easy and unaided access to these transport services. Owners of Taxis or Light Passenger Transport Operators may apply and receive a grant amounting to ten thousand Euro (€10,000) when licensing a new M1

Category vehicle which is wheelchair-accessible to be used under any of these licences, and at the same time de-registering another vehicle in Category M1 or N1 vehicle which is at least ten (10) years old from its year of manufacture and which is registered on the applicant’s name on the date of deregistration.