Wirtschaftsnahe Elektromobilität (WELMO)

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as self-employed people with their registered office, facility or branch in Berlin and requiring a motorised vehicle for their commercial, charitable or freelance activities are eligible to apply.

Support is available to finance vehicles as pure battery electric, fuel cell or plug-in hybrid vehicles.

Consulting services on the subject of electromobility

• Potential consulting (for electric vehicles and the charging infrastructure)
• Implementation consulting (fleet integration, mobility requirements, grid connection, sector coupling, security of supply)

Electric vehicles

• Passenger cars (M1) and
• light commercial vehicles (N1)
  with purely electrical, plug-in hybrid (emissions of up to 50g/km) and hydrogen drive
• Motorised two-wheel vehicles

When an electric vehicle is purchased, you will receive an optional scrapping bonus for old vehicles, Euro 4 or lower.

Charging infrastructure/grid connection on business premises

• Normal charging points
• Fast charging points
• Proportionate grant for grid connection when a charging infrastructure is installed

Consulting services on the subject of electromobility

• Potential consulting, 100% of consulting costs, maximum net daily rate of EUR 800
• Implementation consulting: 80% of the net consulting costs at a maximum net daily rate of EUR 1,000

Electric vehicles

• EUR 500 max. per electric two-wheeled vehicle
• EUR 4.000 max. per car
• EUR 8,000 max. per commercial vehicle of 2.25 t or more

If you purchase a new electric vehicle, you will receive an optional scrapping bonus of EUR 1,000 (passenger car (M1)) and EUR 1,500 (light commercial vehicle (N1)) for old vehicles, Euro 4 or lower.

Charging infrastructure/grid connection

• 50% of the acquisition and installation costs (EUR 2,500 max. for each normal charging point, EUR 30,000 max. for each fast charging point).
• 50% of the cost of adapting the grid connection (EUR 5,500 max. for low-voltage grid, EUR 55,000 max. for medium-voltage grid)

A maximum of one potential and one implementation consultation session per applicant can be funded.

Please submit your application using the online application form available at www.welmo.de .

Please contact us at the earliest possible date. Our Customer Centre (030 / 2125-4480) will be pleased to answer detailed questions regarding the programme and assist you with your application.

Please note: Applications are accepted in German only.

Projects funded under this support programme can make a direct or indirect positive contribution to the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):

• 3 - Good health and well-being
• 11 - Sustainable cities and communities
• 12 - Sustainable consumption and production
• 13 - Climate Action

IBB generally excludes certain controversial business practices from funding or conducts case-by-case assessments within controversial business sectors.

You can find more detailed information on the exclusion criteria in our sustainability guidelines .

Further information on the IBB Group’s SDGs can be found at:

Our contribution to the SDGs – IBB Group

At the same time, we are aware that our funding activities may also have unintended negative impacts on individual SDGs. These aspects are not covered in full on this page. However, we are giving careful consideration to potential conflicts of interest and are working to minimise any negative effects as far as possible.

• The project may not have already commenced at the time the application is submitted.
• All eligible vehicles must be registered to the applicant and used predominantly in Berlin.
• The minimum registration period for subsidised motor vehicles is 12 months.
• A minimum service life of 12 months applies to charging infrastructures. They must be installed on the premises of the Berlin branch.
• The charging stations must be powered by 100% renewable energy.
• The rules of de-minimis support must be observed.