The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) said in a statement yesterday that it had received 1,822 applications for its scheme that offered a subsidy to owners to replace their old motorcycles with new electric ones, since its launch in March last year.
The subsidy scheme’s application period, which started on March 1 last year, was initially scheduled to end on December 31 last year. However, the bureau extended the application period for three months to Friday March 31, last week.
Each beneficiary received a subsidy of 3,500 patacas. In addition, those who benefited from the 3,500-pataca subsidy were also exempted from paying the new vehicle’s first registration fee, 3,600 patacas for “light” motorcycles and 4,400 patacas for “heavy” motorcycles, as well as the fee for its temporary vehicle registration plate, 900 patacas, i.e., the red plate with white “EX” and numbers.
Eco-bureau receives 313 applications for subsidy to scrap old diesel vehicles
Meanwhile, the statement also said that the bureau had received 313 applications for its scheme that offered a subsidy to owners scrapping their old diesel-powered vehicles, since its launch in September last year.
The subsidy scheme’s application, which started on September 15 last year, ended on March 15.
Each eligible vehicle owner benefited from a subsidy ranging from 25,000 patacas to 115,000 patacas depending on their respective vehicles’ type and specification.
