Plan Auto+

Plan Auto+

Funds electric vehicle purchases for Spanish consumers through point-of-sale dealer discounts.

Plan Auto+ 2026 is Spain's primary consumer incentive for electric vehicle purchases, administered by IDAE (Instituto para la Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energía) under the Ministry for Ecological Transition. The program allocates €400 million for 2026 to provide direct purchase discounts on new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). A distinguishing feature from its predecessor MOVES III — which closed on 31 December 2025 — is that discounts are applied at the point of sale by participating dealers, eliminating the post-purchase reimbursement delay that characterized earlier schemes. The central Spanish government disburses funds directly, bypassing the Autonomous Community (CCAA) regional distribution model used in previous programs.

The program is exclusively a consumer subsidy; it is not available to businesses, institutions, or organizations. Eligible applicants are individuals resident in Spain purchasing a qualifying new electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle through a participating dealer network. The per-vehicle discount amount is not publicly specified in available materials; prospective buyers should consult the dealer or the official idae.es portal for current discount tables by vehicle category. Purchases are made through the standard dealer transaction process with the subsidy applied at checkout.

Plan Auto+ 2026 supports Spain's broader National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC) target of 5 million electric vehicles on Spanish roads by 2030. With a €400 million pool, the program represents a substantial step-up in consumer EV incentive spending. The successor-program structure — direct central-government disbursement via dealers — is designed to accelerate uptake relative to the MOVES framework by reducing administrative friction for buyers and improving cash-flow certainty for dealerships. Individual buyers should verify current program status and specific discount amounts on the idae.es official website.