How much the state pays, who can apply, how to submit an application and — the part that usually goes unsaid — whether there is any money left. All according to the Decree (Official Gazette 12/2026 and 86/2026) and official announcements.
Translated from Serbian. Prices, quotes from company websites and data are given in English for convenience; where the exact wording matters, the Serbian original applies.
The subsidy for 2026 is 5.000 euros for a new passenger car (M1) or light commercial vehicle (N1, up to 3,5 t) with an exclusively electric drive, 500 euros for motorcycles and heavy tricycles (L3–L7) and 250 euros for mopeds and light tricycles (L1, L2). It is paid in dinars at the NBS middle exchange rate on the day of payment — for a car that is about 586.000 RSD.
Hybrids and plug-in hybrids have had no subsidy since 2025. The vehicle must be new: neither registered nor used before the application is submitted.
Applications are submitted only electronically via eUprava, from 1 March to 1 December 2026. The original deadline was 30 September; the Government extended it with a decree published in the Official Gazette 86/2026 (reported on 10 September).
Individuals, sole traders and legal entities (Article 2 of the Decree). According to the Ministry's official “frequently asked questions”, the eUprava service is intended for citizens of the Republic of Serbia; a foreign national with a residence permit cannot submit an application. One application may include several vehicles of the same type and with the same financing method.
The subsidy can be used in two ways (Article 5): as part of the price at purchase, or as the down payment under a financial leasing contract. Loans and leasing are therefore compatible with the subsidy — the bank reduces the down payment after the ministry's decision.
We checked the text of the Decree: there is no upper limit on the vehicle price, no ban on selling the vehicle within a year and no “one vehicle per applicant” restriction. We did not find the claims circulating on news portals (a sales ban, “a minimum 15 % down payment for leasing”) in the text of the regulation — if you read them somewhere, ask which article of the Decree says so.
This is the question that is most often glossed over, so here is a timeline with dates:
| Date | What is published | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb 2026 | 170 million RSD allocated for 2026 (≈1,45 million €) | Paragraf, B92 |
| 2 March 2026 | Online applications opened; the minister announces additional funds if the 170 million is spent | 021.rs |
| 7–10 Aug 2026 | Over 1.000 applications (“five times more than last year”); about 600 vehicles funded for ≈3 million €; roughly a third of applications covered; the ministry is seeking additional funds | Tanjug, Novosti |
| 10–12 Sep 2026 | Application deadline extended to 1 December; “170 million dinars before the budget revision” | Biznis.rs, 021.rs |
The maths: 600 vehicles × 5.000 € is about 3 million euros, or about 350 million dinars — twice the original 170 million. This means that funds have already been added, but no new official limit has been published anywhere. The practical conclusion: anyone who submits a complete application now joins the queue; whether it is paid out in 2026 depends on the budget revision. Questions about the status of your application go through eUprava or to the ministry.
980 applications were approved (207 individuals, 773 legal entities), almost 1.000 vehicles; the original 170 million was spent by August, and according to media reports the total 2025 budget reached over 450 million RSD. From 2020 to the end of 2025 the state paid out more than 1,67 billion RSD for more than 3.800 vehicles (when hybrids were still included).
Belgrade, Novi Sad and Niš have no city subsidies for buying electric cars (checked on the websites of the cities and their parking services, September 2026). Novi Sad has, on the contrary, introduced parking charges at spaces with a public charger — see tolls and parking.
Details with sources will be on separate pages (registration and taxes, import and customs) — in preparation.
The text was prepared with the help of AI tools; facts, amounts and sources were checked by the BlokVolt editors. It is not legal or financial advice — check the source for your own case. Report an error or a change in the rules on the corrections page.
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