Miio launches service offering discounts on electric car charging
In this episode we spoke with Rafael Ferreira, co‑founder and CTO of Miio, about the present and future of electric car charging.
Government to provide a further €20 million for electric cars by March
The latest 2025 call, offering €17.6 million in vouchers for electric vehicles, was exhausted within hours. The government already has another round of applications in the pipeline.
Government to launch new support scheme for electric vehicle purchases by March
The Government will launch a new support scheme for the purchase of electric vehicles by March, keeping the same rules as the previous scheme, including support for scrapping fossil‑fuel cars more than 10 years old.
Government launches new support scheme for electric vehicle purchases until March
The measure, part of the 'Green Mobility' package, aims to support the decarbonisation of the transport sector, which is responsible for the majority of carbon emissions in Portugal.
New electric-vehicle vouchers to be rolled out by March with €20 million allocation
A new round of the scheme to purchase low-emission vehicles will take place in the first quarter of this year, the Ministry of the Environment says. “Very soon we will have a new tender,” Environment and Energy Minister Maria da Graça Carvalho told ECO/Capital Verde. The resolution on this matter is ...
Replace tariffs with minimum prices — Brussels' proposal to defuse the dispute with China over electric cars
Brussels proposes replacing tariffs with minimum-price measures as a way to ease the growing conflict with China over electric car imports and competition.
Charging sessions on the national charging network rise 45% to 8.8 million in 2025
The number of charging sessions on the national network for electric mobility rose 45% in 2025 to 8.8 million sessions, Mobi.E, the company responsible for its management, announced today.
Electric vehicles: Users, charging sessions and charging points soared in 2025
The National Charging Network recorded record figures in 2025, following “a pronounced and unprecedented growth”. Over 2025, more than 8.8 million charging sessions were recorded, representing a 45% increase compared with the previous year, while the number of distinct users exceeded 474,000, resulting in a ...
Manufacturers face an 'electric-vehicle winter' as sales growth slows
Around the world, electric-vehicle sales are not growing as expected. By contrast, Portugal recorded a sharp acceleration in 2025.
In the next 12 months: 12 cars set to get people talking
A new year brings a fresh wave of cars ready to meet a changing world. Highlighted are fully electric variants — even from brands that once seemed devoted to internal combustion.
Support for electric cars exhausted in six hours
A new application phase for €17.6 million from the Environmental Fund began on Monday and has already been exhausted in several categories.
Fewer freebies from EMEL for electric cars, Carris with a new map. Lisbon has updates for 2026
With its budget approved on 17 December with the favourable votes of Chega and with full confidence in final validation by the Municipal Assembly, Carlos Moedas’s administration is turning its attention to the changes for 2026 affecting municipal companies. Among these, EMEL will change the parking exemption regime for cars ...
More charging stations on Lisbon-Algarve motorway
Home News More charging stations on Lisbon-Algarve motorway More charging stations on Lisbon-Algarve motorway Galp has reinforced its electric charging network along its Alcácer do Sal and Aljustrel service stations on the A2 motorway, with the creation of four hubs that provide 48 ultra-fast cha
Support for buying electric cars was exhausted within hours after applications opened
The public support scheme for purchasing electric cars for private individuals was exhausted this Monday after only a few hours, on the day the Environmental Fund opened the application window, a source at the Ministry of the Environment confirmed to Lusa.
Subsidy for electric car purchases was exhausted within hours of applications opening
The funding programme for purchasing electric vehicles was fully allocated just hours after the application period opened.
Vouchers for electric cars for private individuals sold out
Applications for the 'vouchers' to support the purchase of low-emission vehicles opened on Monday — and, for some categories, they sold out on the same day, an official source at the Ministry of the Environment says. 'The categories relating to the incentive for the acquisition of 100% electric light passenger vehicles — private individuals; motorcycles, mopeds, tricycles and similar vehicles — are exhausted.'
Sales of fully electric cars hit a new record in the EU
Sales of fully electric cars in the European Union have reached a new record level.
Applications for state support to purchase electric vehicles open today
The government scheme offering financial support for buying electric vehicles opens for applications today; individuals and businesses can submit requests for incentives under the programme.
Government opens applications for support to purchase electric vehicles
Cars, bicycles and battery chargers are among the eligible items to receive state support, which ranges from €500 to €5,000. Applications are open until 12 February.
Applications for state support to purchase electric vehicles open today
The application period runs until 12 February 2026 “or until the available funding is exhausted”.
Applications for state support to purchase electric vehicles are now open
The application period runs until 12 February 2026, or until the available allocation of €17.6 million is exhausted. Applications must be submitted on the Fundo Ambiental website.
Electric vehicle support now open
Home News Electric vehicle support now open Electric vehicle support now open Applications for the new state support for the purchase of electric vehicles, which has retroactive effect to January 1, 2025, can be submitted from today through the Environmental Fund website.
President of the Republic promulgates end of tax on electric vehicles
The President has signed into law the abolition of a tax on electric vehicles, removing the levy and likely affecting prices and incentives for buyers and the market.
Sales in Europe rise by only 1.9%, but EVs soar 37.3%
The number of vehicles sold in Europe in November increased by 1.9%, but would have fallen without the contribution of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid EVs (PHEVs), the former up 37.3% and the latter up 33.9%.
