The City of Helsinki will bring changes to the discount criteria for low-emission cars from the beginning of next year allowing only fully electric vehicles for the benefit, said the city in a press release on Thursday.
It means that plug-in hybrid vehicles will be no more eligible for the benefit from January 1, 2025.
The benefit currently applies to about 38,000 vehicles but after the change, about 13,000 vehicles will lose the benefit.
The City Board decided to tighten the requirements on 2 September. The low-emission criteria were tightened to change the CO2 emission limit to 0 g/km from the previous value of 50 g/km.
In Helsinki, fully electric vehicles accounted for roughly 38% of all last year’s first registrations. Overall, the share of fully electric vehicles in Helsinki was almost seven per cent at the end of 2023.
The City of Helsinki grants a 50% discount to low-emission vehicles for street-side parking, when the mobile payment is used.
The discount is also given for resident and business parking permits. The amount of these discounts depends on the type and area of the parking permit.
The criteria are updated on a two-year interval. These incentives for low-emission vehicles are intended to be temporary, and in the future, the discount on parking fees will be discontinued altogether.
- 13
- 000 cars
- Lose
- Benifit
- Helsinki
Source: www.dailyfinland.fi
