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What it is

Plan to make buying and charging electric cars easier

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Unfinished

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 9 February 2017. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Mixto.

Official title: Private member's bill on measures to promote the electrification of road transport, to promote mobility with electric energy.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000070· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would allow anyone offering free electric car charging (for example, shopping malls or hotels) to skip registering as a charging operator; that status would only be required when charging a fee.
  2. It would create direct purchase grants of 20% of the cost of an electric vehicle, up to 5,000 euros per car, plus subsidies of 1,000 or 500 euros per charging point, every year until December 31, 2020.
  3. It would make it easier for businesses whose main activity is not charging to connect charging points to their electrical installation (up to 25% of their contracted power) and would create the figure of a representative charging operator, who runs charging points on behalf of a third party.
  4. It would allow the holder of an electricity supply to share or sell energy to third parties for car charging, as long as it happens at the same place where the supply was contracted.
  5. It would let city councils grant a tax break of up to 100% on the mechanical traction vehicle tax, depending on the engine's features and its environmental impact.
  6. It would require parking spaces with charging points: 15% in public or municipal parking lots and 5% on the street in towns with over 40,000 residents, with spots reserved preferentially or exclusively for electric cars from 8:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., starting January 1, 2020.

Who it affects

  • People and businesses wanting to buy an electric car: They could receive a direct grant of 20% of the price, up to 5,000 euros.
  • Shopping malls, hotels and parking operators: They could offer free charging without registering as a charging operator.
  • City councils in towns with over 40,000 residents: They would have to reserve 5% of on-street parking spaces with charging points.
  • Holders of fast charging points: They could receive a subsidy covering 50% of the power term cost on their electricity bill.

Words worth knowing

Gestor de carga (charging operator)
A person or company authorized to provide electric vehicle charging services for payment.
Término de potencia (power term)
The fixed part of an electricity bill, paid for the contracted power capacity regardless of how much electricity is used.
IVTM (mechanical traction vehicle tax)
A municipal tax paid by car owners for driving on public roads.
Peaje de acceso (access toll)
The cost paid for using the electricity transmission and distribution networks.

It summarizes the text as it was introduced. It is written by artificial intelligence and may contain mistakes: the official text is what counts. Read the official text · How we make summaries

Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is unfinished.

  1. Introduced9 February 2017Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted14 February 2017The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 6 official steps on a timeline
Dec 2017Dec 201811. 9 February 2017: Presentación22. 14 February 2017: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 14/02/2017 hasta 17/02/201733. 14 February 2017: Calificación44. 17 February 2017: Gobierno Contestación desde 17/02/2017 hasta 28/03/2017 Nota: (Mesa 28/03/2017 - concluida - decaída por comunicación disconformidad Gobierno).55. 4 September 2018: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 04/09/2018 hasta 05/03/2019 Nota: (Nuevo criterio del Gobierno 19/07/2018).66. 5 March 2019: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 05/03/2019 hasta 27/03/2019

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.

It has not been presented again yet.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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