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grant to new e-car owners. For the period of 2018-2021, €6,000,000 annually will be allocated towards the purchase of electric cars and conversion of petrol cars to E85 and gas. An individual registering a new electric car in the period 1.1.2018-30.11.2021 is eligible for a grant of €2,000, if the purchase price of the car is €50,000 or less.
Many companies in Finland are involved in next-generation vehicle manufacturing:
best prospects
- Valmet Automotive (electric golf cart production)
- Fortum (concept cars and infrastructure)
- Kabus (hybrid buses)
- Bombardier Recreational Products Finland
- Lynx (snowmobile)
- Patria (military vehicles)
- European Batteries (Li-ion battery plant in Varkaus)
- Finnish Electric Vehicle (battery control systems)
- ABB, Efore, Vacon (electric motor technology production)
- Ensto (production of charging units)
- Elcat (electric vehicle production since the 1980s, production of electric car accessories)
- Suomen Sähköauto Oy (produces small electric cars)
- Oy AMC Motors Ltd. (produces and designs small electric cars)
- Raceabout (specialist electric sport car)
- Gemoto skooters from Cabotec, Resonate's Gemini and Janus Scooters, Moto Bella Oy,
Axcomotors, Randax and Visedo
Research related to electric cars is in progress at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.
Electric car organizations in Finland include a non-commercial electric car conversion organization called Electric Cars - Now! that converts Toyota Corollas into Li-ion battery-powered electric cars. Because of its climate – cold winters and warm summers – Finland is considered a convenient "test laboratory" for electric cars.
Sources:
- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland: www.vttresearch.com
- Electric Cars - Now! www.ecars-now.wikidot.com