2024 Bonus for the Electric Mini: Watch Out for the Trap!
This page is translated from the original post "Bonus 2024 sur la Mini électrique : gare au piège !" in French.

Present in the list of models eligible for the ecological bonus 2024 in France, the electric Mini still has a subtlety…
The year 2024 will be one of transition for electric cars. A world where all models under 47,000 euros could benefit from the ecological bonus of 5,000 euros (up to 7,000 euros depending on certain income criteria) at a selection of certain. Selection based on an environmental score that considers, among other things, the origin of the battery, the production of the car, the polluting freight used to import the car, etc.
As a consequence, all models of Asian origin (primarily Chinese) have lost this eligibility in favor of European cars. A veiled ecological protectorate, but perhaps understandable as Europe reindustrializes and attempts to prevent a Chinese tidal wave. Which would be disastrous for employment.
Among the “victims,” the most famous are the MG and Tesla Model 3. But also the new Mini Electric, produced in China (yes, you read that right). So, why does it still remain among the models eligible for the 2024 bonus?

The reason is simple: two generations of Mini Electric are currently on the market. The old one, produced in Oxford, England, and the new one, Chinese-made. It is the first—available in Coupé or Cabriolet—that remains bonus-eligible until stock runs out. A kind of big clearance sale, where the first generation was certainly enjoyable to drive but suffered from a negligible range relative to its price.
Mini has always explained that the Chinese production of the new Mini Electric would be temporary. The idea was to avoid delaying its market entry. But the Oxford factory is currently undergoing a major modernization and production of the Mini, for the European market, will be brought back to the UK during 2025. At that point, the British Mini will once again be eligible for the bonus… if the rules haven’t changed again by then.
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