Latvia EV Subsidy 2026 (EKII): €4,000 New, €3,000 Used

This guide covers the amounts, who is eligible (including foreigners), your old car, the application steps, leasing, the 5-year obligations, other perks, companies, the plans for 2027, the history and other countries. Checked on 24 September 2026 against Cabinet Regulation No. 238, the documents of the Latvian Environmental Investment Fund (Vides investīciju fonds, LVIF) on ekii.lv, and data from the State Revenue Service (Valsts ieņēmumu dienests, VID) and the Road Traffic Safety Directorate (Ceļu satiksmes drošības direkcija, CSDD); where the rules are unclear, we say so openly. Latvian official names are kept, with an English explanation on first use.

Note: autopase.lv is not a participant in the EKII programme. We do not sell cars with this grant and do not accept applications. A listing on autopase.lv gives no right to the grant — it is granted only for a car that a participating dealer has published on ekii.lv.

Is EKII still available?

The EKII subsidy is a state EV grant (an electric vehicle subsidy) for buying an electric car, a plug-in hybrid (an externally chargeable hybrid) or a hydrogen car. On 24 September 2026 it is available under EKII-10: dealers have been able to join since 11 May 2026 (the first dealer contracts were signed on 25 May 2026), buyers have been applying since 26 May 2026, and the programme runs until the €40 million is spent, but no later than 31 December 2029 (points 6 and 7 of Cabinet Regulation No. 238). If a page says the subsidy "ran in 2023–2024" or "has ended", check its date: the previous programme, EKII-5, ran out of money in September 2025, but EKII-10 was open on 24 September 2026.

EKII balance: how much money is left and when it could run out

At 14:28 on 24 September 2026, the available funding (the balance) on the EKII-10 page on ekii.lv was €22,921,140 of €40 million: 3,342 buyer applications, €17,078,860 requested, €15,423,110 granted. "Available" means €40 million minus the amount requested, not the amount granted; money from rejected, withdrawn and unrealised applications goes back into the programme budget. See the current balance on the same page.

Source: the EKII-10 page on ekii.lv and copies of the ekii.lv car list in the Wayback Machine archive: 30 May, 17 June, 31 July, 19 August (the archive opens the nearest saved copy). What to do if you are reading this later and the balance is low: see the first question in Frequently asked questions.

From 19 August to 24 September, about 29 new applications worth roughly €146,000 in total were submitted per day on average; if the pace stays the same, the money could run out at the end of February or the beginning of March 2027. This is our own calculation based on the pace so far, not an LVIF forecast; winter, the supply of used cars and returned money can change it. On average about €5,104 was granted per approved deal (€15,423,110 divided by 3,022 approved deals, at 14:28 on 24 September 2026 according to ekii.lv statistics; our calculation) — more than either base amount (€4,000 and €3,000), because some buyers get the Goda ģimene amounts and the bonus for their old car. Applications (3,342) and approved deals (3,022) are different figures.

What changed compared with the 2022–2025 programme

• Base amounts — €4,000 for a new and €3,000 for a used car (EKII-5: €4,500 and €3,350).
• There is no longer a mandatory dealer discount. Under EKII-5 the dealer had to give at least €1,000 off a new and €500 off a used car (amounts excluding value added tax, VAT — PVN in Latvian) or offer an equivalent benefit.
• Used car — up to 7 years and 150,000 km, with no minimum price (EKII-5: €8,750 excl. VAT).
• Mileage — 60,000 km in 5 years with a 20% tolerance (EKII-5: 52,000 km with no tolerance).
• Total support — no more than 90% of the price (EKII-5 had no such cap).
• Dealers can join the programme at any time (under EKII-5 dealers applied in four rounds with fixed deadlines).
• New: hydrogen cars, +€1,000 for each child from the fourth, and donating the old car to Ukraine.

Sources: Cabinet Regulation No. 896, last version (point 20 — dealer discount), Cabinet Regulation No. 238, the EKII-10 page on ekii.lv (no mandatory discount) and the EKII-5 page (dealer rounds).

The price caps (€45,000 or €60,000 excl. VAT for the base configuration) are the same as in the last version of EKII-5 (Cabinet Regulation No. 896, since 8 May 2025).

How much is the EV subsidy?

The base amount of the state grant for buying an electric car is €4,000 for a new and €3,000 for a used electric car. Holders of the Goda ģimene (Honour Family) card — a state card for families with three or more children or families caring for a child with a disability; see the section on Goda families — get more for a car with at least 5 seats: €6,750–9,000 for a new car and €5,000–6,750 for a used one (the Goda amount replaces the base amount rather than being added to it), plus +€1,000 for each child from the fourth (if all the children are counted — see below). Any buyer, Goda family or not, can get another €2,000 for scrapping their old car or donating it to Ukraine. In total — no more than 90% of the price.

Goda families with 4 or more children (car with at least 5 seats) get another €1,000 for each child from the fourth, if all the children are counted in the data LVIF receives from the Society Integration Foundation (point 21; see the section on Goda families). Source: points 20–22 of Cabinet Regulation No. 238; the application form on ekii.lv calculates the same way.

EKII calculator: how to work out your amount

LVIF's application form on ekii.lv calculates the amount automatically. You can work it out yourself in four steps:

1. Base amount (no Goda card): €4,000 for a new or €3,000 for a used car.
2. If you have a Goda ģimene card, use the Goda amount instead of the base amount: for a new car €6,750 (5–6 seats) or €9,000 (7 or more seats), for a used one €5,000 or €6,750; with fewer than five seats, the base amount stays.
3. With 4 or more children (Goda card, car with 5+ seats) — +€1,000 for each child from the fourth.
4. For an eligible old car — +€2,000; then check the 90% limit.

The child top-up is calculated from the number of children that LVIF receives for your Goda ģimene card from the Society Integration Foundation (Sabiedrības integrācijas fonds, SIF). The card counts minor children and young people up to 24 who are in education or doing state defence service; adult children who do not meet these criteria will most likely not be counted. The top-up for a fourth child under 6 is not confirmed either. LVIF has not explained this publicly — before deciding, ask for written confirmation at ekii@lvif.gov.lv. The table rows with 4–6 children assume that all children are counted.

A family with four or more children gets €9,000 for a new seven-seat car plus €1,000 for each child from the fourth, and another €2,000 if it also scraps an eligible old car or donates it to Ukraine: €12,000 in total with four children, €13,000 with five (LVIF practice, if all the children are counted; in total no more than 90% of the price). That is why news headlines about support "up to €9,000" are incomplete.

The 90% cap: when it reduces the grant

Point 19 of the regulation caps the support at 90% of the sale price (point 19 of Cabinet Regulation No. 238); LVIF's form calculates the 90% limit from the total price including VAT and applies it to all support combined — including the €2,000 for the old car and the child top-ups. It only affects very cheap cars: a €3,000 grant is reduced if the car costs less than €3,334, a €5,000 grant if it costs less than €5,556, and a €12,000 grant if it costs less than €13,334. Example: for a used electric car costing €5,000 you will get €4,500, not €5,000 (€3,000 + €2,000) (our calculation).

Tax, VAT, dealer discounts and other subsidies

• The grant is not subject to personal income tax (IIN) (Personal Income Tax Law, Section 9, Paragraph 1, Clause 42) and does not count as state aid to a business (point 24 of Cabinet Regulation No. 238).
• VAT is calculated on the full price, and the grant is deducted afterwards (sample invoice — in the section on applying).
• There is no mandatory dealer discount, but a dealer may voluntarily give a discount on top of the grant.
• You cannot receive other public funding for the same car (point 23.1 of Cabinet Regulation No. 238). The grant from the Social Climate Fund (SCF, an EU fund), which so far exists only as a plan (Cabinet Order No. 284), will not be given for the same car either, and a household that already has an electric car will not get it (see the section on companies and the SCF grant).

Who is eligible?

The grant can go to an adult natural person who is a permanent resident of the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republikas pastāvīgais iedzīvotājs), whose tax debts in total do not exceed €150, and who faces no other obstacles (see below). Income, age (as long as you are an adult) and the Latvian municipality you live in make no difference. Companies cannot receive this grant (point 5 of Cabinet Regulation No. 238).

If you are not a Latvian citizen, in short: you qualify only with a permanent residence permit and a declared address in Latvia. A temporary residence permit (for work, study, family or investment), an EU Blue Card or temporary protection for Ukrainian citizens is not enough, and neither is a Latvian personal code or an eID card. For citizens of other EU countries, LVIF has given no answer — ask in writing before you commit to a car (details below).

What "permanent resident of Latvia" means

The Cabinet Regulation does not define the term; LVIF explains it (LVIF explanation).

For citizens of the EU, the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland with a registration certificate (reģistrācijas apliecība) or a permanent residence certificate (pastāvīgās uzturēšanās apliecība), LVIF has given no explanation — before deciding, ask for written confirmation at ekii@lvif.gov.lv. The best chances are for those with a permanent residence certificate (it is issued after 5 years in Latvia). A Latvian citizen who has gained permanent-resident status in another country (for example, a US green card or UK indefinite leave to remain, ILR) is excluded by LVIF's wording, but LVIF does not define what counts as such status.

LVIF says that a non-citizen without a permanent residence permit is not entitled to the grant: a non-citizen's passport alone is not enough. Legally, this position is contestable, but there is no court or LVIF decision to the contrary, so before buying rely only on a written LVIF answer.

Old-style (national) permanent residence permits without the EU status note, issued before 15 September 2026, are re-registered under the new Immigration Law (Imigrācijas likums), which defines every permanent residence permit as EU long-term resident status (Section 24, transitional provision 7), so the grant is most likely available. LVIF has not publicly explained this case — before deciding, ask for written confirmation at ekii@lvif.gov.lv.

Under this law (in force since 15 September 2026), the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (Pilsonības un migrācijas lietu pārvalde, PMLP) grants a permanent residence permit if:

• you have lived in Latvia continuously for 5 years (for a non-citizen who has always lived in Latvia, this is usually met);
• for 12 months you have had taxable income of at least the minimum wage or you receive a pension;
• you know Latvian at least at A2 level;
• if you already hold a residence permit (foreigners), you have also completed the Latvian culture and history course; whether a non-citizen needs it, ask PMLP before applying.

PMLP decides within 30 days. The other route is naturalisation. If you are only now starting to apply for the permit, bear in mind that at the current pace, EKII-10 money could run out as early as the end of February or the beginning of March 2027 (our estimate).

The application form on ekii.lv asks for an 11-digit Latvian personal code, a declared address in Latvia and a phone number starting with +371; minors cannot apply. If you might leave Latvia within the next 5 years, keep in mind that the car must stay registered in Latvia for the whole obligation period and that a change of address must be reported to LVIF within 10 days (see Obligations after purchase).

What disqualifies you

The grant is not given if (point 16 of Cabinet Regulation No. 238):

• your tax and compulsory state social insurance contribution debts together exceed €150 (according to VID data on the day closest to the purchase);
• you are in insolvency or legal protection proceedings (including out-of-court proceedings);
• sanctions apply to you (if they are imposed later, LVIF may withdraw the grant);
• you have a conviction for offences listed in the rules, for example bribery, fraud or tax evasion (an expunged or removed conviction does not block you);
• you are on the debtor register of the Maintenance Guarantee Fund (Uzturlīdzekļu garantiju fonds).

If you cannot pay the debt straight away: Section 7.⁴ of the law "On Taxes and Fees" (Par nodokļiem un nodevām) does not count, within the €150 limit for unpaid obligations, payments whose deadline VID has extended, split into instalments or deferred. Whether this applies to EKII-10 (point 16.1 of Cabinet Regulation No. 238 speaks of tax debts), LVIF has not explained publicly, so the safest route is to pay the debt.

One car per person, a second car and previous recipients

• One person can receive the grant for one car during the programme; there is no household limit — every adult family member, for example a spouse, can apply for the grant for their own car.
• The same person can apply for a second EKII-10 car only after the first car's obligations are fulfilled (5 years, or 60,000 km confirmed by LVIF); before 2030 only people who drive a lot will manage that. "Once every 3 years" or "after 52,000 km" is wrong.
• EKII-5 recipients can apply if they did not breach EKII-5 (the car was not sold without LVIF's consent and was not used for business) — this is LVIF practice, not a requirement of the Cabinet Regulation.
• If your EKII-5 car is still in its obligation period (for example, bought in 2023 and 52,000 km not yet reached), the Cabinet Regulation does not directly forbid applying — point 15 counts only EKII-10 cars — so you are most likely allowed to apply, but LVIF has not explained this publicly.
• If you are allowed to apply and keep both cars, each must meet its own mileage requirement (EKII-5 — 52,000 km in 5 years with no tolerance, EKII-10 — at least 48,000 km), so while both obligation periods overlap you need at least 20,000 km a year in total (our calculation). If your spouse applies for the new car instead, the applicant is not an EKII-5 recipient, but each car's mileage requirement still applies.
• If you sold your EKII-5 car with LVIF's prior consent or ended its operating lease before 52,000 km, the EKII-5 user instructions (6 August 2025) provided for a proportional repayment and stated that "the recipient will not be entitled to support for a new vehicle". Whether this bars you from the EKII-10 grant, LVIF has not explained publicly. Handing your EKII-5 car to the dealer as part-payment for the new car is also a disposal — before the EKII-5 obligations end, it needs LVIF's written consent.
• Of several simultaneous applications, only the first is processed — do not apply at two dealers in parallel.

Self-employed people, sole traders and companies

Self-employed people and sole traders (individuālie komersanti, IK) receive the grant as private persons — KEM has explained that what matters is legal status, not occupation. But the car "may only be used for personal needs, not for economic activity" (KEM's explanation while drafting the rules). So do not include any costs of this car in your business expenses — not operating lease payments, charging, insurance or depreciation (normally the self-employed can deduct up to 70% of car expenses; with an EKII car — no), do not carry clients or goods with it, and do not sign a rental contract with your own company. In other words, a self-employed person must choose: the EKII grant or deducting the car's costs in the business for 5 years — not both. Whether a single work trip without deducting expenses is a breach, LVIF has not explained publicly. Companies, municipalities and taxi companies do not receive the EKII-10 grant (see the section on companies).

Large families: Goda card

With a Goda ģimene card you get €6,750 for a new car with at least 5 seats, and €9,000 with at least 7; for a used car — €5,000 and €6,750. Families with four or more children get another €1,000 for each child from the fourth: 4 children, a new seven-seat car and scrapping or donating the old car together give €12,000 (if all four children are counted; if the fourth child is not counted — €11,000). If the fourth child is under 6, LVIF has not confirmed that the +€1,000 applies (see below).

How the card is checked and what each family member gets

• In the application you tick the card and enter the number of children; no copies are needed: the dealer checks that the card is valid, and LVIF gets the data from SIF. The card must be valid on the day you apply; if it expires after the purchase, nothing changes. An expected child does not count.
• A card holder aged 18–23 gets the Goda amount without the child top-up; a minor does not receive the grant.
• Both parents can get the Goda amount, each for their own car, if each has their own card. Families caring for a child with a disability get the Goda amount regardless of the number of children; there is no separate top-up for a child with a disability (+€1,000 per child — only for families with 4 or more children). In a registered marriage, children from previous relationships also count.
• From 1 January 2027 (Cabinet Regulation No. 380) a family with three or more children will keep the card as long as at least one child meets the criteria; those who have already lost the card will most likely have to apply again, and EKII-10 will take the new card into account automatically. You apply for the card in the "Goda ģimene" app, on godagimene.lv, on latvija.lv or at SIF; on 18 August 2026 there were 168,222 active cards (SIF). LVIF's explanation as an image: Goda ģimene infographic.

+€1,000 for each child from the fourth

The €1,000 top-up for each child from the fourth is based on LVIF practice and KEM's answer in the public consultation. LVIF's example: 4 children and a new seven-seat electric car — €10,000; adding €2,000 for the old car — €12,000 (our calculation). Point 21 of the regulation literally reads: "…with four or more children, if the children also have a Goda ģimene card, [the support] is increased by 1000 euro for each child". By the text, the top-up would be for every child, but only if the children themselves have a card; in LVIF practice (the application form, LVIF's example) it is calculated for each child from the fourth, and the number of children comes from SIF. The text has not been corrected. The top-up needs a car with at least 5 seats; it is added to the Goda amount for both new and used cars, but not to the base amount of €4,000 or €3,000.

So it is not known whether a fourth child under 6 (who does not have their own card yet) earns +€1,000. From the text of the regulation it follows that the top-up is due to each parent who buys their own car. LVIF has not explained either question publicly — before deciding, ask for written confirmation at ekii@lvif.gov.lv.

Seat count: 4, 5, 6 or 7

Without a Goda card, the number of seats does not change the amount: €4,000 for a new car, €3,000 for a used one; it only changes the price cap.

Seven-seat EVs under the €60,000 cap

Examples of seven-seat family electric cars on the ekii.lv list on 24 September 2026. The second-to-last column is the price after the €9,000 Goda grant, the last one after €12,000 (4 children and the old car, if all children are counted); our calculation:

The Kangoo is the cheapest of the 22 new electric cars with 7 or more seats. Base prices exclude optional equipment — ask for the final price. You can see all seven-seaters on the ekii.lv list by sorting it by the seats column; check the number of seats in the CoC. By 14:29 on 24 September 2026, 1,015 EKII-10 deals had been approved for Goda families — 33.6% of all deals (EKII-5 — about 20%; ekii.lv statistics).

Which cars qualify

The grant is available for a new or used electric car, a new or used hydrogen car and only a new plug-in hybrid. The car's base price may not exceed €45,000 excl. VAT (€54,450 incl. VAT), or €60,000 excl. VAT (€72,600 incl. VAT) if the car has at least 6 seats. A used car may not be older than 7 years, may not have more than 150,000 km and may not have been registered in Latvia for more than 12 months.

Rules for all cars

• Category M1 (passenger car) or N1 (van up to 3.5 t), factory-built; converted cars do not qualify.
• Electric and hydrogen cars: 0 g CO₂/km, at least 150 km on one charge or fill in the urban cycle, and a top speed of at least 90 km/h, as stated in the conformity document.
• Registered in Latvia; no other public funding has been received for this VIN (vehicle identification number).

The price caps also apply to used cars (point 23.2 of Cabinet Regulation No. 238); on 24 September 2026, all 18 cars on the list priced above €45,000 excl. VAT had 6–8 seats.

New car: under 6 months or under 6,000 km

"New" means a car used for less than 6 months or driven less than 6,000 km (point 8.1 of Cabinet Regulation No. 238). By the literal text of the rules, a demo car several years old that has done less than 6,000 km also counts as new (€4,000), and the used-car limits do not apply to it; in the previous programme LVIF did the same but could request additional documents. LVIF has not explained this publicly — before deciding, ask for written confirmation at ekii@lvif.gov.lv.

Such cars can be found at the end of the new-car list: for example, on the evening of 24 September 2026 the list had a GWM Ora Funky Cat for €19,000 incl. VAT (4,856 km). Individual demo cars disappear quickly: a Skywell BE11 for €14,965 incl. VAT (4,760 km) was still on the list during the day on 24 September 2026 but was gone by the evening. New cars have no 12-month rule, and they are not marked as taken (grey) on the list; once a particular demo car is no longer available (for example, because someone has already applied for it), it simply disappears from the list and its page shows «nav pieejama» ("not available"). So a row that is not grey proves nothing — ask the dealer whether the car is still available.

Used EV: 7 years, 150,000 km and 12 months in Latvia

A used electric or hydrogen car has three conditions (points 23.3–23.5 of Cabinet Regulation No. 238):

1. First registration in any country — no earlier than 7 years before the grant is received. The limit moves every day: on 24 September 2026 it is about 24 September 2019; for an application on 1 March 2027, about 1 March 2020; so a 2018 Leaf no longer qualifies. The rules do not specify which date counts as "receiving the grant" (most likely the date the support contract takes effect; LVIF has not explained this publicly). Avoid cars that are less than 1–2 months away from 7 years since first registration.
2. Mileage at the time of sale — up to 150,000 km.
3. Registered in Latvia for no longer than 12 months. The rules do not say on which day these 12 months are measured, and the dealer's and LVIF's checks and signing the contract can take several weeks — leave a 1–2-month margin here too.

The 7-year and 150,000 km limit was chosen so that the car's battery would still be under the manufacturer's warranty. The 12-month condition was not in the draft rules; it was restored after objections from the electric vehicle association, but the Auto Association's request to exempt demo and ex-lease cars from it was rejected, so that the grant would not flow into the resale market for cars already in Latvia. The head of a car rental company calls this condition a market distortion ("In a sense, it is market distortion", db.lv): a rental electric car registered in Latvia does not qualify, but an identical car that has just been imported does.

There is no minimum price (EKII-5 — €8,750 excl. VAT); a car that has already received the EKII-5 grant (by VIN) does not qualify; the buyer pays the import costs. For a car registered in Latvia, you can see the first-registration date in the CSDD check or in a CSDD statement on the e.csdd.lv portal; for an imported car — in the foreign registration certificate (date of first registration). An imported car's history is recorded abroad, so before applying check whether it has been in accidents, whether the mileage is genuine and what condition the battery is in: how to check a used EV before buying and used EV battery-health check.

Warranty on a used car: the dealer must tell you about all known defects at the time of purchase, and there is a 2-year legal guarantee for hidden defects (judgment of the Senate, Latvia's supreme court, in case SKC-46/2023); normal wear and tear, including battery ageing, is not covered (EKII-10 page on ekii.lv). If you cannot settle a dispute with the dealer, file a complaint with the Consumer Rights Protection Centre (Patērētāju tiesību aizsardzības centrs, PTAC) and inform LVIF in writing.

What "excl. VAT" means for a used car

On the ekii.lv list all prices are labelled "excl. VAT", but many used cars are sold under the special VAT scheme for second-hand goods (Section 138 of the VAT Law), in which VAT is calculated only on the dealer's margin, is already included in the price and is not shown separately on the invoice. So in one entry the price really is without tax and must be multiplied by 1.21 (for example, a Nissan LEAF on the list on 24 September 2026: €13,471.07 "excl. VAT" → you pay €16,300 → after the €3,000 grant, €13,300), while in another it is already the final price. Ask the dealer for the final price including VAT in writing before applying. The caps in point 23.2 are set excluding VAT: if the list price really is without tax, for the buyer that means up to €54,450 (or €72,600 with 6 or more seats) including VAT; if the car is sold under the second-hand VAT scheme, the list price itself is compared with the cap.

Plug-in hybrids: new only

The regulation calls a plug-in hybrid an externally chargeable hybrid car (ārēji lādējams hibrīdauto); ordinary hybrids (HEV) and mild hybrids do not get the grant. A new plug-in hybrid qualifies if its CO₂ emissions in the WLTP weighted combined cycle are up to 50 g/km (WLTP is the EU's official procedure for measuring fuel consumption and emissions), it covers at least 50 km on electricity alone in the urban cycle, and its top speed is at least 90 km/h; the amount is the same as for a new electric car. Used plug-in hybrids do not qualify (on 24 September 2026 the list had 170 new ones and no used ones). A car with a range extender (REEV) counts as a plug-in hybrid and qualifies only when new.

Since 1 January 2026 the Euro 6e-bis emissions standard applies to new cars, and according to industry sources (Ayvens), the official CO₂ emissions of some plug-in hybrids have exceeded 50 g/km as a result. Check the specific car's CoC, not the model's advertising.

The government instructed KEM to assess by 4 August 2026 whether supporting plug-in hybrids is worthwhile, and to review the maximum mileage and age for used cars (Cabinet of Ministers task). By 24 September 2026 no assessment had been published and the rules had not been amended. The State Audit Office (Valsts kontrole) has also recommended assessing plug-in hybrid support by 1 June 2027. Before applying, check on likumi.lv whether Cabinet Regulation No. 238 has a new version.

Hydrogen, vans, motorcycles

• Hydrogen cars qualify, but there is only one public hydrogen filling station in Latvia (KEM, annotation to Cabinet Regulation No. 238); by 24 September 2026, one EKII-10 deal had been approved, for a used hydrogen car (ekii.lv statistics).
• N1 electric vans qualify only for private use; with 2–3 seats — only the base amount. From June to August 2026 not a single new electric van was registered to a private person (CSDD monthly data).
• Electric motorcycles, mopeds, bicycles and scooters do not qualify.

Where to buy: ekii.lv

You can buy only from a dealer that participates in the programme, and only a specific car that the dealer has published on the ekii.lv list; a car sold by a private person or imported by yourself gets no grant. As a reminder: autopase.lv does not participate in the programme. From the buyer guidelines: "Support is granted only for vehicles that are published on the website of the Environmental Investment Fund!"

How to read the ekii.lv list

At 14:29 on 24 September 2026, the ekii.lv car list had 1,434 entries: 655 new cars (about 485 electric cars and 170 plug-in hybrids) and 779 used electric cars. Of the used cars, 633 were grey (a buyer had already applied) and 146 were free. At 12:45 the dealer list had 225 dealers, 153 of them with at least one car. The same page shows the current figures.

• A grey row means the car is taken, even if the application form opens.
• You can search the list, sort it by columns — make and model, condition (new or used), type (electric or hybrid), seats, base price — and download it as an Excel file; Goda families will find sorting by seats useful.
• Prices are base prices excl. VAT (for used cars, see "What 'excl. VAT' means for a used car"). The median price (half the cars are cheaper, half more expensive; 24 September 2026, 12:45) — €37,515 for a new electric car, €22,332 for a used one, €24,273 for the free used ones; used-car prices range from €5,500 to €45,000. The used cars are mostly from 2020–2023, with a median mileage of 69,533 km.
• The dealer is responsible for the data, and errors happen (a "new" car at an unbelievable price, a car with "45 seats") — compare the entry with the CoC and the VIN.
• Tesla itself was not among the programme's dealers on 24 September 2026 — Tesla cars on the list had been published by other dealers; for example, a new Tesla Model Y RWD (5 seats) was listed at €37,990 excl. VAT (€45,968 incl. VAT) — under the €45,000 cap. If you order a car directly from Tesla, there is no grant.
• Check that the dealer is not on the PTAC blacklist.

Cars from abroad — only through a participating dealer

A car you import yourself gets no grant: you would already be its owner, and the car must be bought from a programme participant (points 23.2 and 38 of Cabinet Regulation No. 238). A participating dealer can import a car you have found abroad and publish it on ekii.lv; you pay for the import, conformity assessment, registration and transport. A dealer can join the programme at any time until the end of 2029. The dealer is a mandatory link in this chain, because it is the project implementer: it checks the buyer and receives the money from the state. Once the dealer publishes the car on ekii.lv, anyone can apply for it, so agree with the dealer in advance on the specific car (with its VIN) and a conditional sale contract, and apply immediately after the car is published.

• The literal text of the rules excludes a used car for whose purchase a grant has already been received in another country (point 23.1 of Cabinet Regulation No. 238); the dealer confirms this.
• A car subsidised in another country must be kept there for a certain time: in Germany (2026 grant) — 36 months (BAFA conditions), in Lithuania — 2 years (according to the 2022 programme's explanation; not checked in the 2026 rules), in Finland — 1 year, in Estonia — 2 years (the grant there has been closed since 21 March 2025, so this only applies to cars bought earlier).
• If you find the car abroad yourself, ask the seller in writing whether a state purchase grant was received for this car when it was new (in any year, not only in 2026), and pass the answer on to the dealer; ask the dealer for a written confirmation too. If the answer is "yes" or the seller doesn't know, the car may not qualify under the literal text — before buying and importing it, ask LVIF for a written answer about the specific VIN (ekii@lvif.gov.lv).
• How LVIF checks this and who repays the grant if a breach is discovered, LVIF has not explained publicly.
• Whether a car that the dealer sells on commission (the dealer does not own it) qualifies, the rules do not say directly; since you must buy from a participating dealer, most likely not (LVIF has not explained this publicly).
• If you buy a nearly new electric car (used for less than 6 months or with less than 6,000 km) yourself in another EU country, there is no EKII grant and you must pay 21% VAT in Latvia.

How to compare the two routes (a car you import yourself gets no EKII grant):

1. The dealer's final price including VAT, confirmed in writing, including import and registration, minus €3,000 (with the old car — minus €5,000).
2. The total cost of importing the car yourself, from the import calculator (plus the €110 natural resources tax at first registration in Latvia).
3. Add the 5-year obligations to the EKII route: mileage, not selling the car and not using it for business.

On the import process itself — importing a car from Germany to Latvia.

What dealers may not do, and did prices rise?

A dealer may not charge an EKII buyer a higher price or an "EKII fee", cancel an existing discount or delay handing over and registering the car while waiting for the state money (EKII-10 page on ekii.lv). It may change its price list for all buyers and charge a sales fee if that fee is in the price list for everyone. Report violations to LVIF (ekii@lvif.gov.lv) and PTAC, keeping screenshots of the ad and the price list. You may not pay more than €7,200 in cash (LVIF explanation).

autopase.lv analysis of listing prices (ss.lv, sellers' asking prices, not transaction prices): from 10 May to 30 June 2026 the price was raised by €1,000 or more in 20.6% of the used electric car ads that mentioned EKII, but in only 3.1% of other electric car ads. The average difference is about +€840 per car (90% confidence interval €470–1,220), roughly a quarter of the €3,000 grant; before the call opened, there was no significant difference. On the ekii.lv list, base prices rarely change after publication: of the 1,608 car entries that appeared there from 26 May to 24 September 2026, the price was changed in 94 entries — lowered 69 times and raised 32 times in total (our analysis).

Before applying, compare the price with similar cars on the market, for example electric car listings on autopase.lv — these listings do not in themselves qualify for the grant; the grant is available only for a car that a participating dealer has published on ekii.lv.

The Competition Council (Konkurences padome, the state authority that oversees fair competition) stated on 4 June 2026 that individual price rises do not in themselves indicate coordinated conduct (tvnet.lv); the results of its data request had not been published by 24 September 2026. Kaspars Melnis, then Minister of Climate and Energy, promised on 21 May 2026 to exclude dishonest dealers from the programme (nra.lv); by 24 September 2026 no dealer had been excluded.

Scrappage bonus: +€2,000

You get an extra €2,000 if, before applying, you hand over your combustion-engine car for scrapping to an end-of-life vehicle treatment company or donate it free of charge to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This bonus is granted only together with the purchase of an eligible car and only once per person; the old car's age and value do not matter.

Common rules

• Only together with a purchase — there is no separate grant for scrapping.
• Once per person, however many cars you hand over. Whether you can get the €2,000 for an old car again when buying a second car with the EKII-10 grant (after the first car's obligations end), the rules do not say; the guidelines state "only once within the call". Literally, the restriction applies to the EKII-10 call, so a scrappage bonus received under EKII-5 most likely does not affect it. LVIF has not explained either question publicly — before deciding, ask for written confirmation at ekii@lvif.gov.lv.
• Only your own M1 or N1 car.
• The amount is deducted from the price or reduces the lease amount or the down payment; the grant does not cover the cost of transporting and scrapping the old car (point 27.3 of Cabinet Regulation No. 238).
• If only the old-car conditions are not met, you lose only the €2,000, not the whole grant.
• If you hand the old car to the dealer as part-payment (a trade-in), the €2,000 is not due — the bonus is paid only for scrapping at a treatment company or donating to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (point 20.7 and sub-points 8.6 and 8.7 of Cabinet Regulation No. 238; our conclusion).

The rules count 12 months from the date the certificate of destruction (the document the treatment company issues when it accepts the car for scrapping) was issued until the car purchase, but the support contract template counts them until the application is submitted. It is safer to count from the application date: on 24 September 2026, certificates issued no earlier than 24 September 2025 qualify; for an application on 1 March 2027 — no earlier than 1 March 2026. By 14:28 on 24 September 2026, 729 cars had been scrapped and 49 donated to Ukraine — about 26% of the 3,022 approved deals (our calculation from ekii.lv statistics).

Scrapping: five conditions

All five must be met (point 8.6 of Cabinet Regulation No. 238):

1. An M1 or N1 car factory-fitted with a combustion engine (petrol, diesel, gas); a car without an engine does not qualify.
2. Registered in Latvia for at least the last year.
3. In your name for at least 3 months: a relative's car must first be re-registered in your name; a leased car registered in the lessor's name does not qualify.
4. The permit to take part in road traffic (the roadworthiness permit) valid without a break for the last 11 months and on the day of scrapping; a one-month temporary permit counts, a one-day permit does not.
5. Between its last two roadworthiness tests (technical inspections) in Latvia, the car covered at least 5,000 km a year on average. KEM has explained that the bonus is meant only for replacing an actively used combustion car (summary of opinions on the TAP portal).

You can buy a cheap car just to scrap it, but it must be in your name for 3 months and meet conditions 2, 4 and 5. A car that has stood in a garage for a long time and was driven little does not meet condition 5; when donating to Ukraine, the rules set no mileage requirement, but the online application form asks for it anyway (see "Donating the car to the Armed Forces of Ukraine").

The rules require the scrapped car to have a combustion engine (a hybrid has one), but the support contract template still has the old wording "only with a combustion engine". It is also unclear how the 5,000 km a year requirement applies if the car has had only one roadworthiness test so far. LVIF has not explained either question publicly — before scrapping a hybrid (especially a plug-in hybrid) or such a car, ask the dealer and LVIF for written confirmation.

Hand the car over at a treatment company from the CSDD list (72 locations on 24 September 2026); a complete, unpledged car is accepted free of charge, and you get a certificate of destruction issued in your name. The online application form adds the €2,000 only if you state that the old car covered at least 5,000 km a year between its last two tests (checked on 24 September 2026; the same applies when you donate the car to Ukraine); it does not check the other conditions (for example, the certificate date) — you have to check them yourself.

Before scrapping, photograph both sides of the registration certificate and save the csdd.lv data on tests and mileage; otherwise you will have to order a statement on the e.csdd.lv portal (€13.87, price as of 25 May 2026; wait of up to 10 working days). The dealer will need the registration certificate, the certificate of destruction and the statement or the reports of the last two roadworthiness tests.

More: LVIF scrapping guidelines, points 8.6, 8.7 and 22 of Cabinet Regulation No. 238.

Donating the car to the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The rules require only a combustion engine, registration in Latvia, the car being yours and a valid roadworthiness permit on the day of donation — without the 3-month, 11-month or 5,000 km requirements. LVIF adds a requirement that is not in the rules: a car imported into Latvia within the last year does not qualify. Here too, the contract template still says "only with a combustion engine" — for a hybrid, ask for written confirmation.

1. Choose a non-governmental organisation: LVIF's guidelines mention the association "Agendum" (known as the "Twitter convoy"), the foundation "Uzņēmēji mieram" and the association "Tavi draugi", but another NGO also qualifies; the list of suggestions in the ekii.lv application form also includes "SOS PALĪDZĪBA UKRAINAI", "TEV", Bruņotava and the foundation "Ziedot.lv".
2. Re-register the car at CSDD in the organisation's name.
3. The car gets transit number plates.
4. Get a copy of the Ukrainian customs declaration for the car's entry into Ukraine. If the car is handed to the armed forces not directly but through a Ukrainian charity or municipality, you also need a handover certificate issued in Ukraine; LVIF asks you to agree on such an organisation with it in writing in advance (ekii@lvif.gov.lv).

The 12 months are counted from the date of the customs declaration, and you need the declaration before applying — plan the time. Organisations may refuse a car; they prefer four-wheel-drive cars with a high payload and ground clearance, and getting the car to Ukraine "happens irregularly and may take longer".

Scrap or sell?

Scrapping pays if you could sell the old car for less than €2,000. According to ss.lv asking prices on 24 September 2026 (these are usually higher than transaction prices): VW Passat B6, median €1,750 — scrapping pays; VW Golf 5, about €2,200–2,250 — roughly break-even; popular 2011–2014 cars (Astra, Focus, Passat B7), about €3,000–4,400 — better to sell. If you hand the old car to the dealer as part-payment, the €2,000 is not due (see "Common rules"). This comparison assumes you will actually buy the new car; the less money remains in the programme, the greater the risk if you scrap the old car too early.

How to apply for EKII

You submit the application to the dealer before you become the car's owner or keeper (the keeper is the person registered at CSDD as the car's user — for example with leasing, when the lessor is the owner). The dealer checks it within 5 working days, LVIF usually within 5, at most 15 working days (LVIF practice; the rules set no deadline); then the support contract is signed, and within 30 days you pay the price with the grant already deducted.

Steps: who does what and how long it takes

In practice: first choose a specific car and agree on it with the dealer (with its VIN), then hand over the old car and apply straight away (the certificate of destruction is valid for 12 months). If the car has to be ordered from the factory, you can apply only once the VIN is known; since by our estimate the money may run out at the end of February or the beginning of March 2027, it is safer to choose a car the dealer already has. LVIF's diagram: purchase process.

The dealer processes the application in EMSI — LVIF's electronic project monitoring system (Projektu elektroniskā monitoringa sistēma), where you will later report your mileage. The ministry (KEM) pays the dealer after the dealer's report; your 5-year obligations begin (see Obligations after purchase).

Applying online or at the dealership

Online, no account is needed: on the car's page on ekii.lv press the green button «Pirkt mašīnu» ("Buy the car"), fill in the form and press «Saglabāt pieteikumu» ("Save application") — a PDF is generated. Sign it with a secure electronic signature (for example, eParaksts) and send it, together with the documents, to the dealer's e-mail address given in the form, or sign a paper application at the dealership, showing an identity document (points 38–40 of Cabinet Regulation No. 238). Even if you sign the application on paper at the dealership, LVIF's template requires the support contract to be signed with a secure e-signature with a time stamp — if you don't have one, get it before applying (see eparaksts.lv for how). If you only have Smart-ID, ask the dealer before applying whether it can be used to sign the support contract; if not, get eParaksts in good time.

The form asks for your personal data, declared address, contacts, Goda card and number of children, the lessor and the type of lease, the price incl. VAT, the first-registration date, mileage, VIN and 15 fields about the old car. For a new car that has not yet been registered, the first-registration date is the day you fill in the form and the mileage is 0. The red warnings are only hints — the form does not check the rules for you. But the form adds the €2,000 for the old car only if the field for the mileage between the last two tests shows at least 5,000 km a year, even when you donate the car to Ukraine; do not enter a false figure (see "Donating the car to the Armed Forces of Ukraine"). Do not change the declaration text, write "n/a" in unused fields, give an e-mail address you read regularly, create an e-address (the official electronic mailbox for communicating with state institutions) on the Latvija.lv portal — requests for clarification are sent there — and save the PDF.

What to prepare:

• a secure e-signature or, if you sign at the dealership, an identity document;
• a conditional sale contract (see below) and the car's VIN;
• for a scrapped car — the registration certificate, the certificate of destruction and a CSDD statement or the reports of the last two roadworthiness tests;
• for a car donated to Ukraine — the CSDD document on its re-registration in the organisation's name, a copy of the transit number plate card and a copy of the Ukrainian customs declaration.

A copy of the Goda ģimene card is not needed — LVIF gets the data from SIF.

Sale contract, support contract and the 30 days

The guidelines require a sale contract to be signed and the VIN to be known at the time of application, but the dealer's contract with LVIF provides for signing the sale contract after consent. In practice: agree on a specific car (with its VIN), sign a sale contract with the condition that it takes effect only after EKII approval, and do not register the car in your name until the support contract has been signed. If the dealer agrees, you can start using the car before approval, but the documents do not describe what happens if the grant is not approved — so do this only if it is set out in the sale contract.

The support contract («Līgums par atbalsta saņemšanu transportlīdzekļa iegādei», "Contract on receiving support for the purchase of a vehicle") is signed with a secure e-signature with a time stamp; it takes effect with the last signature. Under the rules, LVIF prepares the support contract from its template, but in practice the dealer does it; the current version is the template after the 17 June 2026 amendments, although the car list still links to an older version. If you do not buy the car within 30 days, LVIF may terminate the contract. A car that will be delivered only in several months cannot be applied for until there is a sale contract and a VIN; there are no reservations.

How the grant appears on the invoice

LVIF's sample invoice:

In the sample, the option and registration amounts already include VAT; in total €22,090.91 excl. VAT, VAT €4,639.09. VAT is calculated on the full price, and the grant is deducted afterwards. The €120 "CSDD registration" line is only a sample amount that a dealer may charge for a registration service: first registration of an electric car at CSDD with EV number plates is free, but the €110 natural resources tax (DRN) must be paid (see "Taxes and perks for EVs").

The base price on the invoice must match the one in the application (the sample says «JĀSAKRĪT!», "MUST MATCH!"), and with leasing the invoice goes to the lessor. The dealer registers the car in your name (with leasing — the lessor as owner and you as keeper), attaches the sticker «ES IZVĒLOS LATVIJAS ENERĢIJU» ("I choose Latvian energy"; you don't have to keep it) and may not delay handover or registration while waiting for the state money.

Waiting times, status and contacts

Deadlines: dealer check — 5 working days, LVIF check — usually 5, at most 15 working days (LVIF practice; this deadline is not in the rules), notification of the decision — another 5 working days; after the support contract is signed, you have 30 days to complete the purchase. Judging by the ekii.lv counters, it usually takes about 8–14 days from application to approval (our estimate; we found no public buyer accounts of the whole path to receiving the car). Ask the dealer about the status first — LVIF notifies the dealer of its decision; then contact ekii@lvif.gov.lv, the buyers' phone line +371 25 441 910 or the numbers on the call page, +371 25 480 151, 25 480 152, 25 480 153 (LVIF office hours: Monday–Thursday 8:30–17:15, Friday 8:30–16:00; lvif.gov.lv, 24 September 2026), or the virtual assistant "MĀRA" on the call page.

If your application is refused

Main reasons for refusal: no permanent-resident status; debts, insolvency, sanctions or a conviction; an incorrect, altered or incomplete form; parallel applications; the car or the dealer is not on the ekii.lv list; the car was bought before the application or before 7 May 2026; the car does not meet the requirements or has already received a grant; EKII-5 breaches; a second car applied for before the first car's obligations were fulfilled. If only the old-car conditions are not met, you lose only the €2,000.

No appeal procedure for buyers has been published. Ask for the reasons for refusal in writing. If the error is technical, submit a new application. If you disagree with the refusal, consult a lawyer without delay: it is unclear whether a refusal is an administrative act, but if it is, Section 188 of the Administrative Procedure Law gives one month to appeal it (or one year if the decision does not say how to appeal). If the money runs out while your application is pending, there is no grant.

EKII and leasing

You can use the EKII grant with a finance or operating lease, if the contract includes a buy-out option and the lessor is a bank or a licensed consumer lender (in practice — one from the ekii.lv list, because the form lets you choose only those). The lessor becomes the car's owner and the fourth party to the support contract, and you become its keeper. Whether the grant counts towards the down payment is up to the lessor.

EV leasing: which lessors and which lease types qualify

On 24 September 2026 the ekii.lv list had 17 lessors; the list changes, so we don't repeat it here. In the form you can choose an operating lease with only five of them, and for a private person in practice with four: Swedbank Līzings, Citadele Leasing, Luminor Līzings and SEB banka (the fifth, OP Corporate Bank, works only with company fleets of 50 or more cars); the others offer only finance leases. Before signing, compare the annual percentage rate (APR; GPL in Latvian): non-bank lessors' rates are usually considerably higher than banks'.

Legally, any bank or lessor with a consumer credit licence qualifies (point 12 of Cabinet Regulation No. 238), but the application form on ekii.lv lets you choose only those on the list. The alternative is a loan: the car is registered in your name, and in the form you choose «Nebūs nepieciešams» ("Will not be needed"). If you pledge the car as collateral for the loan and the bank enforces the pledge during the obligation period, this may be regarded as disposing of the car (LVIF has not explained this publicly). For a cheap car, check the banks' minimum amounts: Swedbank — a lease amount from €10,000 and a car from €11,000, Luminor — financing from €8,000 (24 September 2026).

The grant does not cover lease interest and fees (point 27.2 of Cabinet Regulation No. 238). About 65% of approved EKII-10 deals involve leasing, most often an operating lease (1,047 deals at 14:28 on 24 September 2026, ekii.lv statistics). Consumer credit contracts, including leases, may not be signed or amended between 21:00 and 08:00 (Section 8 of the Consumer Rights Protection Law).

The grant as a down payment

While drafting the rules, KEM explained that the grant "reduces the down payment or the total purchase amount, but does not affect the details of the lease contract" (summary of opinions on the TAP portal). SEB: "You can use the state support amount as the down payment or part of the down payment." In Swedbank's example the grant counts towards a 15% down payment (the article also contains outdated EKII-5 conditions); we found no public explanation from Citadele or Luminor on 24 September 2026. The dealer invoices the lessor for the price minus your deposit and the EKII grant, so you do not have to cover the grant amount either from your own money or with the lease.

Operating leases and the 5-year obligations

You can buy the car out early — the obligations continue. In Luminor's 5-year operating lease, a used electric car may not be older than 3 years (the bank's condition: an electric car no older than 8 years at the end of the operating lease, Luminor). If a leased car is stolen or irreparably damaged, the insurance payout first covers the lease debt, then LVIF recovers the grant (or part of it) from it, and you receive the rest if the contract provides for it (point 4.7.4 of the contract template). If the lessee dies, the lessor can register a co-lessee — a person who took on the lease obligations together with the deceased — as the keeper; heirs can also take over the lease (points 4.8.3 and 4.7.6 of the contract template, since 17 June 2026). On lease types (these guides are in Latvian): operating leasing for private persons, finance lease or operating lease.

KASKO: required by the lessor, not by EKII

KASKO (voluntary insurance against damage to and theft of your own car, i.e. comprehensive cover) is not required by the Cabinet Regulation, the guidelines or any version of the support contract — it is required by lessors (all the banks). This misconception comes from version 2.1 of the EKII-5 guidelines; the requirement was removed from them in 2024. Our advice: KASKO is worth having even without leasing. If the car is stolen or destroyed, there is no breach only if there is an insurer's decision; without one, the grant may have to be repaid (LVIF has not explained publicly how it will act).

Loan or lease: a bank's published example

A bank or consumer loan works too — the car is then registered in your name. Since 19 August 2026, every consumer credit advertisement in Latvia must carry the warning «Brīdinām! Aizņemšanās maksā naudu» ("Warning! Borrowing costs money"), and if any cost figure is mentioned, also a representative example with the annual percentage rate (APR, GPL in Latvian) (Section 8.³ of the Consumer Rights Protection Law). We do not calculate payments. Below is one bank's own published example, quoted verbatim in Latvian, followed by our translation. It does not mention the state grant; SEB states that this rate applies only to the models included in the EKII programme and may differ by car type. KASKO costs are not included in the example — ask the lessor about them separately. The 3-month Euribor (the interbank rate to which a variable interest rate is linked) was 2.622% on 23–24 September 2026 (according to Swedbank). This is not our recommendation.

«Aprēķina piemērs tipiskam līzinga piedāvājumam jaunas automašīnas iegādei: ikmēneša maksājums ir 494 eiro, pieņemot, ka automašīnas iegādes summa ir 30 000 eiro, klienta pirmās iemaksas apmērs ir 3000 eiro, t.i., 10 % no iegādes summas, līzinga summa 27 000 eiro, finanšu līzinga līguma darbības termiņš ir 5 gadi, procentu likme ir 1.45 % + mainīgā 3 mēn. Euribor, komisijas maksa par līzinga noformēšanu ir 450 eiro, kas ir 1.5 % no automašīnas iegādes summas. Gada procentu likme ir 4.50 %. Kopējā summa, kas jāmaksā līzinga termiņa laikā, ir 30 090 eiro.» (izcēlums — mūsu)

Our translation: "Calculation example for a typical leasing offer for the purchase of a new car: the monthly payment is 494 euro, assuming that the car purchase amount is 30,000 euro, the customer's down payment is 3,000 euro, i.e. 10% of the purchase amount, the lease amount is 27,000 euro, the term of the finance lease contract is 5 years, the interest rate is 1.45% + variable 3-month Euribor, and the lease arrangement fee is 450 euro, which is 1.5% of the car purchase amount. The annual percentage rate (APR) is 4.50%. The total amount payable over the lease term is 30,090 euro." (emphasis ours)

SEB banka, representative example, 24 September 2026.

Brīdinām! Aizņemšanās maksā naudu. (Warning! Borrowing costs money.)

When comparing offers, look at the APR, fees, KASKO requirements, early repayment terms, the buy-out option and — for an operating lease — whether the term is at least 61 months (60 months only works if the lessor confirms in writing that you will not have to return the car earlier than 5 years after the purchase).

Obligations after purchase

For 5 years from purchase or until 60,000 km (whichever comes first), the car must be registered in Latvia, may not be sold and must be driven 12,000 km a year on average, and you must report the odometer reading every year; LVIF calls this the monitoring period. The car may not be used for business for 5 full years. If you drive less than 48,000 km in 5 years, part of the grant must be repaid.

The 60,000 km and 48,000 km are counted from the day the car is registered in your name (with leasing — the day you are registered as its keeper), not by the total odometer reading: the kilometres a used car had done before you bought it do not count (points 26.3, 26.5 and 69 of Cabinet Regulation No. 238, point 5.1.4 of the support contract). For example, if a used car's odometer shows 40,000 km on the day you buy it, you will reach the 60,000 km mark only when the odometer shows 100,000 km (our example).

The list of obligations

The obligations are set by point 26 of Cabinet Regulation No. 238 and the support contract:

There is no KASKO obligation, and you don't need to keep the dealer's sticker. Driving abroad is allowed; re-registering the car in another country is not; the text does not exclude kilometres driven abroad (our interpretation).

Mileage: the 48,000 km line and the repayment formula

With at least 48,000 km in 5 years, nothing has to be repaid (9,600 km a year or 800 km a month on average; the full requirement is 12,000 km a year or 1,000 km a month). If you are even one kilometre short, the repayment is calculated from the full 60,000 km: at 47,999 km you repay about 20% of the vehicle grant. So there is a sharp cliff at 48,000 km (KEM's answer during the drafting of the rules confirms this). The claim that any shortfall means repaying everything is wrong.

Under point 72 of the regulation, the €2,000 for the old car is not part of the formula's base, but point 5.1.4 of the support contract requires a mileage shortfall to be repaid in proportion to the whole "support amount" («Atbalsta summa»), which under the contract also includes the €2,000 for the old car and the child top-ups. LVIF has not explained publicly which of the two it will apply. For example, if you received €4,000 for the car and €2,000 for the old car and drove 30,000 km in 5 years, the regulation's formula gives a repayment of €2,053.00, but under the contract text it would be about €3,000–3,080 (our calculation). On LVIF's website (EKII-5 page) there is an "indicative" adjustment calculator that ignores the 20% tolerance and the ECB rate: for example, at 50,000 km and a €4,000 grant it shows €666.67, although under the rules the repayment is €0. What binds is the text of the rules.

Repayment after 5 years under the formula in point 72 of the regulation, excluding the €2,000 for the old car and the child top-ups (our calculation, ECB rate 2.65%):

The Cabinet of Ministers decided to raise the requirement from 10,400 to 12,000 km a year when adopting the rules; the average electric car in Latvia did 12,190 km in 2024 — right on the line (annotation to the rules). If you drive 6,000 km a year (30,000 km in 5 years), you repay €2,053.00 of a €4,000 grant (our calculation).

Annual odometer report in EMSI

You submit the odometer reading to EMSI "by the thirtieth day of each following year after the vehicle purchase date" (point 67 of Cabinet Regulation No. 238), i.e. within 30 days after each anniversary of the purchase; you can also report it by e-mail or by phone during office hours (LVIF: buyer's obligations). You log in to EMSI with a username and password (the password is reset using the contract number). How an EKII-10 buyer will receive EMSI login details, LVIF has not explained publicly — if you don't receive them after the contract, write to atbalsts@lvif.gov.lv. The EKII-10 monitoring guidelines had not been published on 24 September 2026 ("will be published later"). Our advice: set a calendar reminder, photograph the odometer (with the date) and keep the CSDD roadworthiness test reports.

When the reports show that 60,000 km have been driven since the car was registered in your name (not that the odometer shows 60,000 km), LVIF confirms in writing within 20 working days that the monitoring obligation has been fulfilled (point 69 of Cabinet Regulation No. 238); the business-use ban under point 26.8 may continue for up to 5 years (see below). Whether EKII-10 will also require the previous programme's conditions for an earlier release (at least 2 years and a CSDD test report), LVIF has not explained publicly.

Business use: the most expensive breach

High income from other activities does not in itself mean the car is used for business: what matters is whether one of the first signs applies to the car itself — balance sheet, expenses, rental, advertising or transport (our interpretation).

The consequence of a breach: "the whole amount of support received will have to be repaid" (LVIF: buyer's obligations).

• Taxi, Bolt, Uber; renting or lending the car to your own company or your employer; deducting its costs as a self-employed person — all of this is business use. Section 14 of the Vehicle Operation Tax and Company Car Tax Law exempts a company from company car tax (UVTN) if it rents a private person's car, which is why this arrangement is common — but with an EKII-10 car it is prohibited business use, and the whole grant must be repaid.
• If your employer pays you compensation for work trips in your EKII car without a rental contract, it is unclear whether LVIF will treat this as business use (LVIF has not explained this publicly).
• Family members may drive the car; avoid formal loan-for-use or rental contracts.

Can you sell the car early?

According to the text of the rules, selling the car before the obligations end (5 years or 60,000 km, whichever comes first) is a breach, and LVIF may reclaim the grant in full. Under EKII-5, LVIF allowed the car to be sold with its prior written consent, with a partial repayment in proportion to the kilometres not driven, but the seller then lost the right to a grant for a new car (EKII-5 user instructions). Whether it will be the same under EKII-10, LVIF has not explained publicly — before deciding, ask for written confirmation at ekii@lvif.gov.lv.

Point 71 of the rules refers to the vehicle grant itself, but point 5.1.3 of the support contract to the whole grant amount, including the €2,000 for the old car and the child top-ups. LVIF has not explained publicly which interpretation it will apply.

Transferring the obligations to a new owner is not provided for in any EKII-10 document. If you drive 15,000 km a year, you will reach 60,000 km in about 4 years — after that, according to the text of the rules, the obligations (except the business-use ban) end. An LVIF representative said in the press (santa.lv, 12 September 2026) that the car may be disposed of by repaying the grant in proportion to the kilometres not driven; that was EKII-5 practice, but it is not written into the EKII-10 rules — get LVIF's written confirmation.

Theft, write-off, downtime and death

• Theft or destruction with an insurer's decision is not a breach; you can fulfil the obligations with another car of an eligible type — an electric car, a hydrogen car or a plug-in hybrid, new or used — bought with your own or borrowed money (point 9 of Cabinet Regulation No. 238; this also applies to a damaged car). Under EKII-5 practice, the replacement had to have at least as many seats, at least half the previous car's electric range (distance on one charge) and LVIF's written consent (EKII-5 user instructions). For a leased car, see the section on leasing.
• LVIF has not explained publicly how it will act if the car is irreparably damaged, you don't replace it and the mileage stays low. If the car has no KASKO, there may be no insurer's decision at all.
• If you cannot use the car through no fault of your own, the obligation (monitoring) period can be extended by written agreement with LVIF, but by no more than 1 year (point 68 of Cabinet Regulation No. 238). Under EKII-5 practice, an extension was granted if the car was stolen or damaged and a criminal case was opened, after an accident in which you were not at fault, or because of a manufacturer's defect, but not for drink-driving, loss of your licence or confiscation (EKII-5 user instructions). Ask for the extension in year 5; the business-use ban continues during the extension.
• If the buyer dies and the heirs do not claim the car, the obligations are considered fulfilled.

Does it pay off? 5 examples

In our five calculations, with the grant an electric car comes out €2,900–12,000 cheaper over 5 years than a similar petrol car; without the grant, the result ranges from about €1,100 in favour of petrol to €3,000 in favour of the electric car. These are our own calculations: 15,000 km a year, prices incl. VAT on 24 September 2026, resale value not taken into account. If you drive little, the result can be the opposite (see below the table).

Assumptions

Home electricity including the distribution fee and VAT cost about €0.16–0.21/kWh on 24 September 2026 — for a compact car (18 kWh per 100 km) that is €2.9–3.8 per 100 km; public fast charging costs about €0.40/kWh on average (eleport, 2026). The examples assume you charge 80% of the energy at home at €0.21/kWh and 20% at public fast chargers at €0.40/kWh — on average about €0.25/kWh (our assumption). Petrol 95 at Riga filling stations on 24 September 2026 cost €1.89–1.97/l; at an average of €1.94/l and 6.5–7 l/100 km, that is €12.6–13.6 per 100 km. On 24 September 2026 the Saeima (Latvia's parliament) decided to temporarily cut fuel excise duty from 1 October to 31 December 2026 (by about 8 cents per litre; the decision has not yet been published; press.lv). The examples assume a constant petrol price, although from 2027 the EU starts ETS2 — a carbon price on fuel (fully around 2028; KEM); that can only improve the electric car's figures. Electric car consumption from the socket: 17–22 kWh per 100 km depending on the car's size, an annual average including winter (our assumption); vehicle operation tax (transportlīdzekļa ekspluatācijas nodoklis, TEN) for an electric car — €0; servicing costs — one dealer's estimate.

Five examples

How the prices were calculated: A — an assumed price of €20,990 (ss.lv median) minus €3,000, with only 2 petrol ads for comparison; B — also minus €2,000 for the old car; C — Renault 5 E-Tech evolution urban range €27,490 minus €4,000; D — €38,370 minus €4,000; E — a Goda family with 4 children and an old car: €46,300 minus €12,000 (assuming all 4 children are counted). Trim levels differ (C, D). A and B use the ss.lv price level only as an assumption: the ss.lv ads themselves, for cars registered in Latvia for more than 12 months, do not qualify for EKII — only a similar car from the ekii.lv list does. Similar cars on the ekii.lv list often cost more (median of the free used cars on 24 September 2026 — €24,273 "excl. VAT"), so the gain in A and B may be smaller. C, D and E apply only if the specific car is on the ekii.lv list (check online). Prices on 24 September 2026: Renault 5, Clio, Karoq and Kodiaq — importers' prices in Latvia; Elroq and e-5008 — the ekii.lv list.

If you drive little, for example 6,000 km a year, the energy saving is 2.5 times smaller, and at the end of the 5 years part of the grant must be repaid (see "Mileage: the 48,000 km line and the repayment formula"). In that case, in example A the used electric car comes out about €1,600 more expensive than the petrol car over 5 years, while in example C the new electric car is still about €1,600 cheaper (our calculation with the same assumptions).

Prices after the grant: cars on the ekii.lv list

New (ekii.lv base prices incl. VAT on 24 September 2026 minus €4,000; our calculation): the ex-demo GWM Ora Funky Cat — about €15,000 (if LVIF accepts it as new; individual demo cars disappear from the list quickly); Dacia Spring — about €15,784 (4 seats, not eligible for the Goda amount); BYD Dolphin Surf — about €17,989 (4 seats, not eligible for the Goda amount); Dongfeng BOX — about €18,490 (the cheapest new five-seater, excluding demo cars); Citroën ë-C3 — about €18,790. The cheapest seven-seater is the Renault Kangoo E-Tech: €25,389 with a €12,000 grant (a Goda family with 4 children and an old car, if all children are counted); with the €9,000 Goda amount — €28,389. The final price with options will be higher; check the current ekii.lv list.

Used (ekii.lv list, 24 September 2026 at 14:29): 146 used electric cars were free; the median base price of the free ones at 12:45 was €24,273 excl. VAT (all used-car prices ranged from €5,500 to €45,000). For example, a Nissan LEAF, 08/2022, 23,346 km: €16,300 → €13,300 after the grant. Instead of a used car you can also consider an ex-demo car that counts as new under the literal text of the rules (a €4,000 grant; LVIF has not explained this publicly — see "New car: under 6 months or under 6,000 km"): for example, on 24 September 2026 the list had a GWM Ora Funky Cat — about €15,000 after the grant. Individual demo cars disappear from the list quickly, so ask the dealer whether the car is still available.

Market price level for comparison (ss.lv asking prices on 24 September 2026; these cars mostly do not qualify for EKII in themselves, because they have been registered in Latvia for more than 12 months): Nissan Leaf, Renault Zoe, Peugeot e-208 (2020–2022) — about €11,000–17,000; VW ID.3, Hyundai Kona, Kia e-Niro, Peugeot e-2008 — about €17,000–24,000; VW ID.4, Škoda Enyaq, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6, Tesla Model 3 — about €23,000–33,000; Tesla Model Y, Audi e-tron — about €28,000–39,000.

For a market price comparison you can also look at electric car listings on autopase.lv, but the grant is available only if a participating dealer has published the specific car on ekii.lv.

Taxes and perks for EVs

Latvia's other EV incentives are tax and traffic perks: for an electric car registered in Latvia you pay no annual vehicle operation tax (TEN), first registration at CSDD with electric car number plates is free, and with these plates you can drive in public transport lanes and park free of charge in Riga's municipal car parks. Not all of these perks are guaranteed for all 5 years.

Sources: TEN and UVTN — the Vehicle Operation Tax and Company Car Tax Law (Section 6, Paragraph 1, Clause 15; Section 12); registration and roadworthiness test — Cabinet Regulation No. 1000 (point 3.8); lanes — Road Traffic Regulations (Cabinet Regulation No. 279), point 92; parking — Riga binding regulations No. 206 (point 19.5), Jūrmala binding regulations No. 13, Liepāja binding regulations, Daugavpils binding regulations.

The Riga City Council coalition stated in a committee meeting on 10 August 2026 that its concept does not plan free parking for electric cars in Old Riga (Riga City Council); there was no draft decision on 24 September 2026. Do not count on free parking in Riga lasting all five obligation years. Draft law 26-TA-765 (in coordination on 24 September 2026, not in force) would allow municipalities to create zero-emission zones (TAP portal). Tax changes for 2027 will be decided by the government formed after the Saeima election on 3 October 2026.

An electric car registered abroad and used by a resident of Latvia gets no TEN exemption: the tax is calculated by gross weight, €42–303 a year (our interpretation; check in the CSDD calculator), and the lanes and Riga parking perks do not apply to it. Claims that electric cars are "exempt from registration tax worth thousands" or that company car tax (UVTN) for electric cars is €0 are wrong. Check the TEN for your own car with the tax calculator.

Charging at home and in public

At home, a kilowatt-hour including the distribution fee and VAT cost about €0.16–0.21 on 24 September 2026 (not the €0.09–0.12 sometimes quoted as a "night tariff") — for a compact car about €2.9–3.8 per 100 km (18 kWh). Do not choose the "Speciālais" distribution plan — its distribution fee per kilowatt-hour is about four times higher than in the "Pamata-1" plan (€0.158 vs €0.040 excl. VAT, Sadales tīkls tariffs). A three-phase connection costs about €112 more a year. From 1 January 2027 Sadales tīkls (the distribution network operator) introduces a "Jaudīgais" plan for large consumers (prices not yet published on 24 September 2026). There is no home charger grant for private persons in 2026; in an apartment building, a charging point needs the consent of more than half of the flat owners. Public fast charging costs about €0.40/kWh on average (eleport, 2026); in the CSDD state fast-charging network e-mobi it costs €0.19 a minute (24 September 2026; about €0.23/kWh at 50 kW; point 89 of Cabinet Regulation No. 1000). Owners of private houses can use the EKII-6 solar panel grant (70%, 85% for Goda families). More: EV charging in Latvia.

Companies and the SCF grant

Companies cannot receive the EKII-10 grant, and the company programme MF-1 is closed as of 24 September 2026. From 2027, a Social Climate Fund (SCF) grant of up to €15,000 is planned for low-income households in 26 municipalities — its rules don't exist yet.

Support for companies and legal entities: no EKII-10, MF-1 closed

MF-1 is the Modernisation Fund call for companies and municipalities (Cabinet Regulation No. 701): up to €5,000 for a new M1 car, up to €7,500 for an N1 van, up to €15,000 for an M2 or N2 vehicle (a minibus or a medium truck). The first and second rounds are closed. The draft amendments for the third round (TAP 25-TA-2357) were still being coordinated between state institutions in August 2026; on 24 September 2026 they had not been adopted, so there is no purchase grant for companies. The energy-efficiency loans of Altum (the state development finance institution) (Cabinet Regulation No. 155) do not cover cars and vans.

• Company car tax (uzņēmumu vieglo transportlīdzekļu nodoklis, UVTN) for an electric car — €15 a month, from 1 January 2027 — €17.
• For a passenger car (including an electric car) and its upkeep, a company can deduct only half of the input VAT (the VAT it has paid), and for a "representative car" (costing more than €75,000 excl. VAT) no input VAT at all for 60 months (Section 100 of the VAT Law); exceptions — taxis, rental, driving schools and others.
• If the company car tax (UVTN) has been paid, an employee's private use of the company car is not subject to personal income tax.

An EKII-10 car may not be contributed to your company or rented to it during the obligation period.

Social Climate Fund grant: planned, not yet open

The Social Climate Fund (Sociālais klimata fonds; SKF in Latvian) is an EU fund; Latvia's plan was approved by Cabinet Order No. 284 of 21 May 2026, and the European Commission approved it on 20 July 2026. The "social leasing" with a monthly fee that was discussed earlier (in the 2025 plan) is no longer planned: Order No. 284 cancelled the previous plan (Order No. 393), and the current plan provides for a one-off grant, not leasing. In the plan this measure is called "support for purchasing zero-emission vehicles for vulnerable transport users"; according to the plan text, the criterion is average income per household member (proved with a statement from the State Social Insurance Agency, VSAA, or from VID); exactly how income will be counted will be set by the Cabinet regulation.

Municipalities: according to the plan, residents of 26 of the 42 municipalities will be able to get the SCF grant. It will not be available in the seven state-city municipalities (Riga, Daugavpils, Jelgava, Jūrmala, Liepāja, Rēzekne, Ventspils; the surrounding Jelgava, Rēzekne and Ventspils counties are on the list) or in nine municipalities around Riga (Ādaži, Ķekava, Mārupe, Olaine, Ogre, Ropaži, Salaspils, Saulkrasti, Sigulda). The Valmiera and Jēkabpils counties are on the list, but whether residents of the towns of Valmiera and Jēkabpils will be separated from their counties has not yet been decided.

SCF support is in Latvia's plan, but there was no draft Cabinet regulation on 24 September 2026; the amounts, the income threshold and the list of municipalities may still change. See the status on the KEM page.

Under the current plan, households that already have an electric car will not get the SCF grant, and one VIN is funded only once — so if a household buys an electric car with EKII-10 now, it will most likely no longer be able to apply for the SCF grant. We don't recommend waiting: the rules are not final, and this money will run out too. If EKII-10 money runs out at the end of February or the beginning of March 2027 (our estimate), there may be no support at all for several months.

History and other countries

The first programme for private persons, EKII-5, ran from March 2022 until 2 September 2025, when the money ran out: 6,467 cars for €30 million (annotation to the rules). After a break of about 8.5 months, EKII-10 started; by 14:28 on 24 September 2026, 3,022 deals worth €15.4 million had been approved. Among the other Baltic states and Poland, only Lithuania had support available on 24 September 2026.

From KPFI-16 to EKII-10

There is no retroactive effect: cars bought during the break get no grant. About 34% of the electric passenger cars registered on 1 January 2026 were bought with the EKII grant (LVIF). After EKII-5 money ran out, registrations of new electric cars fell by about 30% and of used ones by about 45% (Auto Association, iauto.lv).

Why the state does this: the National Energy and Climate Plan (NEKP) foresees 20,000 additional electric cars from mid-2024 to 2030; on 1 July 2026 electric cars were only 2.0% of all passenger cars, and in the new-car market Latvia lags behind the EU (in January–August 2026 electric cars made up 9.6% of new cars, against 21.7% in the EU). Cost assessments differ by method: KEM calculates €538–1,168 per tonne of CO₂ reduced (annotation to the rules), the State Audit Office (Latvia's supreme audit institution; data up to 2023) about €3,100 per tonne from EKII money. The State Audit Office also concluded that all EKII calls implemented by the end of 2023 (not only for cars) were "from 14 to as much as 88 times more expensive" than other climate measures (State Audit Office, 13 November 2024). More on the market: electric cars in Latvia.

EKII-5 vs EKII-10

EKII-10 in numbers

Approved deals are grouped by the month the contract was signed, not the month of registration; see the current data on the ekii.lv statistics page. Of these (24 September 2026, 14:28): 876 new and 1,262 used electric cars, 883 plug-in hybrids and 1 hydrogen car.

Most popular models (ekii.lv statistics, morning of 24 September 2026): Škoda Kodiaq plug-in hybrid — 199, Audi e-tron — 156 (148 of them used), VW Tayron plug-in hybrid — 152, VW Tiguan plug-in hybrid — 132, VW ID.4 — 121, Tesla Model Y — 95, Tesla Model 3 — 88, Nissan Leaf — 78.

From June to August 2026, EKII-10 deals corresponded to about 75% of first registrations of new electric cars, 69% of first registrations of imported used electric cars and 68% of first registrations of all electric cars and plug-in hybrids (our calculation from ekii.lv and CSDD data). The deal month does not always match the registration month, and EKII's "new" cars include demo cars that CSDD records as a change of owner, so the 75% figure is overstated. The share of private persons in new electric car registrations rose from 24% (January–May) to 61% (June–August); in August electric cars were 16.6% of new cars — a record.

Latvia vs other countries

Sources: Lithuania — APVA, Estonia — KIK, Poland — NaszEauto, Germany — BAFA, Finland — Traficom, Sweden — Naturvårdsverket.

In our comparison, Latvia's €3,000 is the largest base amount for a used electric car in the Baltics and Poland. Lithuania pays more for a new car, but without an old-car bonus; also, in Lithuania you apply after the purchase, and the seller can be anyone. Latvia's maximum without the Goda amounts (€4,000 + €2,000 for the old car) is €6,000 — the same as Germany's maximum. Sweden's grant for low-income households in rural areas (according to press reports, 75% funded by the Social Climate Fund) is the closest model for Latvia's planned SCF grant. Every programme is tied to residence: a resident of Latvia cannot use the Lithuanian grant, because the car must be registered in their name in Lithuania, which requires a declared residence in Lithuania.

Mistakes and checklist

The most expensive mistakes are buying the car before applying, the wrong car or number of seats, too few kilometres, and using the car for business. Below: what is often written wrongly online, what each mistake costs, what LVIF has not yet explained and what to check before signing.

Outdated or wrong information online

Where buyers lose money

More: who is eligible · which cars qualify · where to buy · old car · steps · leasing · obligations.

What LVIF has not yet explained

The official EKII-10 questions-and-answers file was empty on 24 September 2026, and the monitoring guidelines have not been published. The following points are unclear: LVIF has not explained them publicly — before deciding, ask for written confirmation at ekii@lvif.gov.lv.

• Who is eligible and how much: EU citizens, citizens with permanent-resident status abroad, old-style permanent residence permits without the EU status note, non-citizens without a permanent residence permit (LVIF's position is contestable), tax payments whose deadline VID has extended or split, a fourth child under 6, how SIF counts adult children, the top-up for both parents, EKII-5 recipients who sold their EKII-5 car with LVIF's consent.
• Which car qualifies: the reference date for the 7-year and 12-month limits, old demo cars, cars subsidised abroad, commission sales.
• Old car: hybrids, a car with only one roadworthiness test, how to claim the €2,000 in the online form for a little-used car donated to Ukraine, the date from which the 12 months are counted, a second bonus for a second car, a bonus already received under EKII-5.
• Applying: the order of documents, appeals, an EKII-5 car still in its obligation period, whether applications are accepted in a queue after the money runs out.
• Leasing and loans: early return of a leased car, a lessor not on the ekii.lv list, enforcement of a pledge during the obligation period.
• Obligations: early sale and what a full repayment includes, transferring the obligations to a new owner, the length of the business-use ban, single work trips, employer compensation, whether the mileage repayment includes the €2,000 for the old car and the child top-ups (point 72 of the regulation vs point 5.1.4 of the contract), early release after 60,000 km, a written-off car that is not replaced, how an EKII-10 buyer will receive EMSI login details.

Our advice: ask from your own e-mail address and keep the answer; an answer by phone is not proof.

Checklist before you apply

1. I am a permanent resident: a citizen or a permanent residence permit holder, in both cases with a declared address in Latvia; I have not gained permanent-resident status in another country; if I am an EU citizen or my permit has no EU long-term resident note, I have written confirmation from LVIF.
2. My tax debt is not above €150 (VID EDS); no insolvency, sanctions or Maintenance Guarantee Fund debt; no conviction for the offences listed in the rules.
3. The car is on the ekii.lv list, its row is not grey, and the dealer is in the programme; for a demo car, the dealer has confirmed that it is still available.
4. For a used car: first registration no more than 7 years ago, with a 1–2-month margin; up to 150,000 km; in Latvia for no longer than 12 months, again with a 1–2-month margin.
5. Base price excl. VAT up to €45,000 (€60,000 with 6+ seats); final price incl. VAT in writing.
6. For a Goda family: the card is valid and issued to the applicant; the car has 5+ seats (the highest amount — €9,000 new or €6,750 used — only with 7+ seats); number of children checked.
7. Old car: M1 or N1 with a combustion engine, registered in Latvia for at least a year, in my name for 3+ months, permit without a break for 11 months and valid on the day of handover, 5,000+ km a year; certificate of destruction not older than 12 months on the day of application; evidence saved; handed over before applying, but after the new car was agreed; compared with selling it. If donated to Ukraine: combustion engine, registered in Latvia (LVIF: not imported within the last year), my property, valid permit on the day of donation; customs declaration — before applying; if the car did less than 5,000 km a year, I have agreed in writing with the dealer and LVIF on how to claim the €2,000 in the application.
8. For leasing: the lessor can be selected in the ekii.lv application form, there is a buy-out option, an operating lease is at least 61 months (60 only with the lessor's written confirmation that I will not have to return the car earlier than 5 years after the purchase) or the car is bought out; KASKO costs known; APR compared.
9. Sale contract conditional on EKII approval; the car not registered in my name before the support contract.
10. I have a secure e-signature for the support contract.
11. On the invoice, the base price matches the application, the grant is deducted, and there is no "EKII fee".
12. I can drive at least 48,000 km in 5 years (better 60,000), counted from registration in my name, not by the odometer, will keep the car registered in Latvia and will not use it for business for 5 full years.
13. In my calendar: odometer report within 30 days after each purchase anniversary; any change of address — within 10 days.

Frequently asked questions

Has the EKII electric car subsidy ended?

On 24 September 2026 — no: at 14:28, €22,921,140 was available; if the pace stays the same, the money could run out at the end of February or the beginning of March 2027 (our estimate). If you are reading this later, on the EKII-10 page look at the row «Fiziska persona» (private person), column «Pieejamais EKII finansējums (kopā, euro)» (available EKII funding, total, euro). If the balance is low, divide it by about €146,000 — the average amount requested per day from 19 August to 24 September 2026 (our calculation) — and you get the approximate number of days until the money runs out. More precisely: note the balance twice, a few days apart, and calculate from that pace. Agree on the specific car (with its VIN) in advance and apply without delay. LVIF publishes official announcements, for example about the money running out or a budget increase, on ekii.lv. Even if the balance drops to zero, it can rise again, because money from rejected and unrealised applications comes back; under EKII-5, LVIF passed money from a deal not completed within a month on to the next applicant (LVIF, 2 September 2025 — in the same announcement LVIF reported that the EKII-5 money had run out). Whether EKII-10 accepts applications in a queue after the money runs out, LVIF has not explained publicly — before deciding, ask for written confirmation at ekii@lvif.gov.lv. The EKII-5 budget was increased in three stages, from €10 million to €30 million; whether the EKII-10 budget will be increased was not known on 24 September 2026. Look for an increase in the latest version of Cabinet Regulation No. 238 on likumi.lv (point 6).

Can foreigners, EU citizens or non-citizens get the EKII grant?

A foreigner or a Latvian non-citizen (nepilsonis) can get it only with a permanent residence permit and a declared address in Latvia. A temporary residence permit (for work, study, family or investment), an EU Blue Card or temporary protection for Ukrainian citizens is not enough, and neither is a Latvian personal code or eID card. Without a permanent residence permit, LVIF does not grant support to non-citizens (this position is legally contestable); a non-citizen's passport alone is not enough. You can apply to PMLP for the permit (5 years in Latvia, income or a pension, Latvian at A2 level; decision within 30 days). Whether the grant is available to EU citizens, LVIF has not explained publicly — before deciding, ask for written confirmation at ekii@lvif.gov.lv. More in the section on eligibility.

How much can a large family get?

With a Goda ģimene card (from 3 children) and a car with at least 5 seats: for a new car €6,750 (5–6 seats) or €9,000 (7 or more seats), for a used one €5,000 or €6,750, plus €1,000 for each child from the fourth and €2,000 for the old car. For example, 4 children, a new seven-seat car and a scrapped old car — €12,000 (if all four children are counted in SIF's data; if one child is an adult who is not in education, or the fourth child is under 6, LVIF has not confirmed that the +€1,000 applies for them, and it may come to €11,000 — ask LVIF for written confirmation first). More in the section on Goda families.

Can I get the EKII grant for a used electric car?

Yes, €3,000 (Goda families €5,000–6,750), if the car is no older than 7 years, has done no more than 150,000 km, has been registered in Latvia for no longer than 12 months and is on the ekii.lv list. A car registered in Latvia for more than 12 months does not qualify, whoever sells it — even if a participating dealer offers it (the exception is a car that has done less than 6,000 km and therefore counts as new under the text of the rules; LVIF has not explained this publicly — before deciding, ask for written confirmation at ekii@lvif.gov.lv); a car sold by a private person and used plug-in hybrids do not qualify either.

Does the EKII grant cover hybrids?

Only a new plug-in hybrid (an externally chargeable hybrid) with CO₂ up to 50 g/km and at least 50 km of electric range — €4,000 (Goda families €6,750–9,000). Used plug-in hybrids and ordinary hybrids get no grant.

Can I apply after buying the car?

No. The application must be submitted before you become the car's owner or keeper (point 38 of Cabinet Regulation No. 238); a car already bought or registered in your name gets no grant.

I received the EKII-5 grant — can I get it again?

Yes, if the EKII-5 obligations have not been breached (the car was not sold without LVIF's consent and was not used for business). If your EKII-5 car is still in its obligation period, you are most likely allowed to apply, but LVIF has not explained this publicly — before deciding, ask for written confirmation at ekii@lvif.gov.lv. If you sold your EKII-5 car with consent or ended its operating lease early, ask LVIF in writing first. More in the section on eligibility.

Can I import the car myself, for example from Germany?

No, a car you import yourself gets no grant. Only a car that a participating dealer imports and publishes on ekii.lv qualifies; you pay the import costs. How to compare the two routes — in the section on where to buy.

Can the dealer raise the price if I buy with EKII?

No: the dealer may not charge an "EKII fee", raise the price for an EKII buyer or cancel an existing discount (EKII-10 page on ekii.lv). It may change its price list for all buyers and charge a sales fee if that fee is in the price list for everyone. Report violations to LVIF (ekii@lvif.gov.lv) and PTAC.

Can I use EKII with leasing?

Yes, with a finance or operating lease, if the contract includes a buy-out option and the lessor can be selected in the ekii.lv application form (it is on the list). For an operating lease, choose at least 61 months (60 months only works if the lessor confirms in writing that you will not have to return the car earlier than 5 years after the purchase) or buy the car out; otherwise you may have to repay the grant.

Is KASKO mandatory?

EKII does not require it; lessors do. Even without leasing, KASKO is worth having, because in case of theft or destruction without an insurer's decision the grant may have to be repaid.

Can a company or legal entity get the EKII grant?

No, only natural persons. The company programme MF-1 is closed as of 24 September 2026. More in the section on companies.

I'm self-employed — can I use the car for work?

You can receive the grant as a private person, but for 5 full years the car may not be used for business and its costs may not be deducted as expenses. So you have to choose: the EKII grant or deducting the car's costs for 5 years — not both. Whether a single work trip is a breach, LVIF has not explained publicly — before deciding, ask for written confirmation at ekii@lvif.gov.lv.

Do I need eParaksts?

An online application is signed with a secure e-signature; without one, you can sign the application on paper at the dealership. The support contract is signed with a secure e-signature — get one in good time (see eparaksts.lv for how). If you only have Smart-ID, ask the dealer before applying whether it can be used to sign the support contract.

How do I check the status of my EKII application?

Ask the dealer first — LVIF notifies the dealer of its decision. If there is no answer, write to ekii@lvif.gov.lv or call +371 25 441 910 (or +371 25 480 151, 25 480 152, 25 480 153) during LVIF's office hours: Monday–Thursday 8:30–17:15, Friday 8:30–16:00. More in the section on applying.

Do I really have to drive 12,000 km a year if I only drive 6,000?

Driving less is not forbidden, but with less than 48,000 km in 5 years (9,600 km a year or 800 km a month on average) part of the grant must be repaid: at 30,000 km, €2,053.00 of a €4,000 grant for a new car, or €1,539.75 of a €3,000 grant for a used car (our calculation under the regulation's formula; if you also received €2,000 for the old car, the amount may be higher under the contract text). So of a €3,000 grant you keep about €1,460, and of €4,000 about €1,947. The full requirement is 12,000 km a year or 1,000 km a month; the kilometres are counted from the day the car is registered in your name, not by the odometer. Whether an electric car still pays off then — see the examples; more in the section on obligations.

Can I sell a car bought with the EKII grant?

According to the text of the rules, selling it before 5 years have passed or 60,000 km have been driven (counted from the day the car was registered in your name, not by the odometer) is a breach, and LVIF may reclaim the grant in full. Under EKII-5, LVIF allowed the car to be sold with its prior written consent, with part of the grant repaid in proportion to the kilometres not driven. Whether it will be the same under EKII-10, LVIF has not explained publicly — before deciding, ask for written confirmation at ekii@lvif.gov.lv.

How do I submit the EKII monitoring report?

Report the odometer reading in LVIF's EMSI system (login via ekii.lv) within 30 days after each anniversary of the purchase; LVIF also accepts it by e-mail or by phone during office hours. More in the section on obligations.

Will there be social leasing or support for low-income households?

Under the current plan there will be no social leasing — the 2025 plan has been cancelled. A one-off grant (up to €15,000) could be available only to low-income households in 26 municipalities: not in the seven state-city municipalities (Riga, Daugavpils, Jelgava, Jūrmala, Liepāja, Rēzekne, Ventspils — the surrounding Jelgava, Rēzekne and Ventspils counties are on the list) and not in the nine municipalities around Riga (Ādaži, Ķekava, Mārupe, Olaine, Ogre, Ropaži, Salaspils, Saulkrasti, Sigulda); whether the towns of Valmiera and Jēkabpils will be separated from their counties has not yet been decided. The plan: rules in Q1 2027, applications to open by Q2 2027, contracts in Q3 (European Commission: second half of 2027); the date is not confirmed. The rules have not been adopted yet, and after buying a car with EKII-10 you will most likely no longer be able to apply; we don't recommend waiting for it.

Sources and methodology

• Cabinet Regulation No. 238
• EKII-10 call page on ekii.lv
• ekii.lv car list
• ekii.lv statistics
• LVIF buyer guidelines
• LVIF scrapping guidelines
• Support contract template
• Buyer's obligations on ekii.lv
• Annotation to the rules on the TAP portal
• CSDD monthly data

LVIF contacts: ekii@lvif.gov.lv; e-address _default@40003339615; buyers' line +371 25 441 910; ekii.lv phones +371 25 480 151, 25 480 152, 25 480 153; LVIF +371 67 845 111 (office hours Monday–Thursday 8:30–17:15, Friday 8:30–16:00); EMSI help atbalsts@lvif.gov.lv; Latgales iela 165, Riga.

How we checked

All data reflect the situation on 24 September 2026; the ekii.lv counters and statistics were read at 14:28 Riga time, the ekii.lv car list figures at 14:29, the price medians and number of dealers at 12:45, and the most popular models in the morning. We compared every rule and official figure with the primary sources: Cabinet Regulation No. 238, LVIF's guidelines, the contract template, ekii.lv data, the drafting documents on the TAP portal and data from VID, CSDD and other state institutions. Market prices (fuel, charging, listings, servicing) come from businesses and classified ads, and this is stated next to each figure. "Our calculation" and "our estimate" mark our own arithmetic; "autopase.lv analysis of listing prices" marks our data on sellers' asking prices. Where sources differ or LVIF has given no explanation, we say so openly. Most sources, including ekii.lv and all LVIF documents, are in Latvian; quotations from them are our own translations unless the original Latvian is shown. LVIF's guidelines themselves point out that in a dispute only Cabinet Regulation No. 238 is legally binding. This article is not legal advice; autopase.lv is not a participant in the EKII programme.