Third wave of automobile social leasing: the objective of 50,000 orders for electric vehicles has not yet been reached

39,000 orders for electric vehicles have been recorded since July as part of automobile social leasing, according to the latest figures communicated by the Ministry of the Economy of which franceinfo became aware on Wednesday October 28. The third wave of this social leasing, launched on July 16, should allow 50,000 additional low-income households to have a new electric car, for a rent of less than 200 euros per month over at least three years. This long-term rental provides for 15,000 km per year.

At the end of July, after two weeks, 19,500 electric vehicles had been ordered. And at the beginning of September, the milestone of 30,000 had been crossed. Five accessible modelsIf this third edition of the automobile social leasing operation continues, there are only five accessible models left.

No Renault, Peugeot or Fiat is any longer available under the scheme. Renault initially offered the Twingo, R5 and R4. But the manufacturer mentions a temporary shutdown linked to the exhaustion of production capacities for these models.

He refuses to communicate the precise number of vehicles that have been made available for leasing. Also read Social leasing for electric vehicles should help reduce France's dependence on imported fossil fuels. For its part, Stellantis, resulting from the merger between PSA and Fiat Chrysler, claims to have played the game and advances 25,000 orders completed out of the 39,000 recorded in total. The group promises that the Citroën e-C3 and e-C3 Aircross can still be ordered.

This automobile social leasing has already been implemented in 2024 and 2025, for 50,000 cars each time. But the device seems to have been a victim in recent months of the success of electric models. Manufacturers and their dealers can sell them at higher prices, thus making more margins than if they reserved them for low-income households.

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