Zero transport tax on electric vehicles extended in Moscow

Currently, electric cars account for only 1% of sales

In 2025, the capital will retain the transport tax benefit for electric vehicle owners. According to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, the use of electric vehicles is not limited to temporary frameworks and is not just a fashion trend. In the future, most cars will run on electricity or hydrogen.

[The tax] remains at zero. We extend it [the benefit] annually. 
Sergei Sobyanin, Mayor of Moscow.

The issue of using environmentally friendly vehicles is relevant, Sobyanin emphasized, as more than 80% of harmful emissions in Moscow come from cars.

Currently, very few electric cars are purchased — only 1% of the total volume. However, their number has increased 20-fold in recent years.

An electric car is a vehicle with an electric motor that receives energy from an external source. An electric vehicle differs from cars with an internal combustion engine and electric transmission.

Earlier, Russia presented a three-seater urban electric car cheaper than one million rubles. It can be used as an alternative to taxis or car sharing. The range on a single battery charge is 120 kilometers, with a maximum speed of 45 kilometers per hour and a total weight of 350 kilograms.

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