Around 4,400 of the applications have already been approved, the ministry said, according to a report by MTI.

China’s BYD is the most popular brand among applicants and the Tesla Model Y the most popular model.

Over one-fifth of the EVs businesses seek to purchase are light commercial vehicles.

Businesses may apply for grants of between HUF 2.8 million and HUF 4 mln per vehicle, depending on battery capacity, in the programme funded from the European Union’s REPowerEU.

The scheme winds up at the end of March.