Croatia will pay up to €9,000 towards a new electric car. In Romania, the 18,500-lei Rabla grant ran out in the summer

Croatia is preparing a new round of electric car subsidies for private buyers, worth up to €9,000 per car. The Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (FZOEU) has announced a budget of €20 million, which it expects to cover about 3,000 vehicles. The official call is due to be published in October.

How much you get

• €9,000 for a new electric car costing up to €35,000 including VAT;
• €7,000 for EVs priced above €35,000;
• nothing for cars costing more than €62,500 including VAT.

In both tiers, the grant can't exceed 40% of the price. Electric mopeds, motorcycles and quadricycles (categories L1–L7) get up to €2,500. According to N1, plug-in hybrids are no longer eligible.

How to apply

Applications are online only, through the eFZOEU system with a NIAS electronic ID, and are processed first come, first served. Buyers need a quote from the dealer showing the price, make, model and drivetrain. Each citizen can get funding for one car only, bought outright or on a finance lease (operating leases don't qualify). Cars paid in full before the call is published are excluded, but deposits paid on or after January 1, 2026 are accepted.

The Fund says it has supported more than 11,000 energy-efficient vehicles in recent years, with about €63 million of national money.

And in Romania?

Rabla Auto 2026 gave private buyers 18,500 lei (about €3,500) towards a new EV when scrapping an old car, with a €70,000 price cap. The scheme opened on July 20, and the 120 million lei budget for EVs and plug-ins was used up in 10 days. A 20.45 million lei top-up opened on August 25 and was gone the same day, according to Profit.ro. On September 23, the money for petrol and hybrid cars ran out too, so there are no Rabla funds left in 2026.

In short: a Croatian buying an EV for up to €35,000 can get about 2.6 times what Rabla offered, without scrapping an old car. The Croatian price cap is lower, though: nothing above €62,500, against €70,000 for Rabla.