Am I eligible to receive subsidies when purchasing a Cowboy bike?
Throughout Europe, there are a variety of subsidies that encourage and support the purchase of electric bikes and the reduction of car traffic. Click on the button below to find the countries and regions that offer such financial aid, and don't hesitate to contact us if you need a quote.
An alternative subsidy list can be found here.
Below, we have listed some funding programs that may be useful to you. The following list is not exhaustive and is not updated on a frequent basis. The data here is purely informational. Please double-check all the information with the authorities.
Check to see if you qualify for any state or local funding.
Belgium
Everywhere in Belgium: €0,24/km allowance. Corporates: tax reduction of 100%.
Everywhere in Belgium: Several incentives listed from 'Federale Overheidsdienst Mobiliteit en Vervoer'
Gent: Grant of up to €500 if you hand in the number plate of your car as well.
Antwerp: Grant of €50 to €450 if you commute by bike and not by car.
Courtrai: Grant of up to €400 if you hand in the number plate of your car as well.
Brussels (Region): Grant of up to €505 if you hand in the number plate of your car as well.
Berchem-Sainte-Agathe : €200 purchase subsidy.
Ganshoren : €150 purchase subsidy.
Jette: Refund of 15% of the acquisition price (max. €150).
Uccle: Purchase subsidy of €250 (max. 1 bike/household)
Woluwé-Saint-Pierre: Refund of 15% of the acquisition price (max. €200).
Walloon Brabant: Refund of 20% of the acquisition price (max. €200).
Amay: Purchase subsidy of up to €100.
Braine l’Alleud: Refund of 10% of the acquisition price (max. 100€).
Brunehaut: €100 purchase subsidy.
Burdinne: Refund of 10% of the acquisition price (max. €125).
Chastre : €100 purchase subsidy.
Chièvres : €125 purchase subsidy.
Court Saint Etienne : €150 purchase subsidy.
Ellezelles : €130 purchase subsidy.
Engis : €250 purchase subsidy.
Esneux : €150 purchase subsidy.
Fernelmont: Refund of 10% of the acquisition price (max. €125).
Flémalle : €100 - €300 purchase subsidy.
Genappe : €100 purchase subsidy.
Huy : €150 purchase subsidy.
Incourt : €100 purchase subsidy.
Jurbise: Refund of 10% of the acquisition price (max. 100€).
La Hulpe: €200 purchase subsidy.
Marche : €100 - €300 purchase subsidy.
Mont-Saint-Guibert: Refund of 25% of the acquisition price (max. €250).
Mons : €200 purchase subsidy.
Perwez: €100 purchase subsidy.
Rumes : €50 purchase subsidy.
Villers-la-Ville: €100 purchase subsidy.
Wanze: Refund of 15% to 25% of the acquisition price (max. €125 to €500).
Waremme: Refund of 20% of the acquisition price (max. €150).
Wasseiges : €50 purchase subsidy.
Unfortunately there is no way to integrate ecocheques with online payments.
Luxemburg
Everywhere in Luxemburg: Refund of 50% of the acquisition price excluding VAT (max. €600). For more information you can visit the official page of the Le Gouvernement Luxembourgeois.
France
Everywhere in France: €300 - €400
Île-de-France (Paris): €400 purchase subsidy. Here is the declaration of conformity (also called "Certificate of Homologation") you will need to request it.
Nantes: Refund of 25% of the acquisition price (max. €300).
Bordeaux: Refund of 25% of the acquisition price (max. €300).
Bouches-du-Rhône: Refund of 25% of the acquisition price (max. €400).
Toulouse: €200 purchase subsidy for households earning less than €28,800 per year.
Toulon: Refund of 25% of the acquisition price (max. €250).
Marcq-en-Baroeul: €300 purchase subsidy.
Montpellier: €500 purchase subsidy.
Nouvelle-Aquitaine - €100 - Condition: Only for people who have a domestic quotient lower than €2.200 - Send an e-mail to subventionvelo@bordeaux-metropole.fr
Toulon Provence Métropole - €250 - purchase subsidy.
Cannes - €300 - purchase subsidy.
Nice Métropole - €200 - purchase subsidy.
Région Occitanie - €100 - purchase subsidy.
Germany
Everywhere in Germany: Tax exemption on e-bikes that companies buy to offer at the disposal of their employees.
Tübingen: Grant of €100.
Regensburg: Corporates - Refund of 25% of the acquisition price (max. €600).
Baden-Württemberg: 25% refund with a maximum of €3,000
Austria
Everywhere in Austria: Corporates: if you buy at least 10 e-bikes, subsidy of up to €200 per bike.
Italy
30 Comuni in Emilia-Romagna, Massarosa, Bari, Torino, Pescara, public employees in Milan : “Bike to Work”: Employees of the companies that will join the project will receive mileage refunds using the bike to go to work, equal to €0,20 per km, with a maximum of €50 per month.
Spain
Purchase discount in Madrid: 50% refund by the Madrid government with a maximum of 600€
United Kingdom
Tax incentives in the UK
Cycle to Work scheme
Transport of Scotland: Electric-bike loan