Bonus Colonnine: Two petitions call for the government to reverse its decision
The Bonus Colonnine 2026 was intended to support the growth of electric mobility in Italy, building on the success of the previous eco-bonus by offering an 80% grant to those investing in home charging stations. Instead, it turned into a joke for hundreds, if not thousands, of drivers. The issue stems from timing problems, delayed decrees, and citizens who trusted the official announcement and installed charging stations in the first half of the year or even in 2025. Now, they are excluded from the bonus due to just a one-day difference. Two petitions have been launched, although one would have been sufficient, to urge the Ministry to take action.
The law does not tolerate ignorance, but the measure could have been communicated better
The regulation states that the subsidy is only granted for installations carried out starting from June 26, 2026, the date the decree was approved. Those who installed the exact same charging unit on June 25, or in May, or in January, are not eligible for any compensation. Even those who installed it in 2025 fall completely outside the scope of this measure. The law does not accept ignorance, but the ministry could have launched an information and awareness campaign starting in January 2026.
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Vaielettrico has received dozens of reports, requests for clarification, and appeals. Some people sent a Pec letter to the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy. Others began collecting signatures. Two petitions were created on Charge: one has gathered over 520 signatures, while the other has 127. Including these spontaneous initiatives, there are more than 600 people involved. But the actual number is certainly higher.
In one of the petitions it reads: “Mockery of the Bonus Colonnine 2026 scheme: include those who installed it in the first half of the year and in 2025!” The text condemns an “unacceptable disparity in treatment”: two citizens who make the same purchase in the same calendar year are treated differently. One receives 80% back on their bank account, while the other can, if informed, only access a 50% tax deduction spread over ten years. This is the same deduction rate that businesses subject to flat-rate VAT cannot use.
What is being requested? A retroactive application period.
The Ministry, contacted by Vaielettrico, provided a formal but unsatisfying response. The position is clear: current regulations do not allow inclusion of installations completed before the fixed implementation decree. It is neither possible to retroactively grant benefits nor to recognize expenses that have already been incurred. This is a technical explanation that fails to address the political and social aspects of the issue: electric mobility has been disadvantaged precisely during the period when it was growing fastest.
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Petitions are calling on the Ministry of Business led by Adolfo Urso to issue a corrective measure, creating a retroactive window that includes all installations that have been certified and invoiced since January 1, 2025. This request aims to prevent those who invested early from being left behind.
In one of the two petitions, this message is included: “Please sign this petition. Together we can show the government that supporting sustainable mobility and those who had the courage to invest first is the right path toward a greener future that benefits everyone.”
It might be better if the initiators agreed on a single petition. Here are the links to both: one with 520 signatures and another with 127.
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