Almost half of applications for subsidy, or 33, will be processed this year, which will enable the sale of 47 e-cars in the first round, István Lepsényi said.

The applicants include 13 private individuals, 18 companies, one budget-financed organisation and one civil organisation, he added. Further applications can be submitted until May 1, 2017.

The government allocated 2 billion forints (EUR 6.45m) this year for subsidising the sale of electric cars and utility vehicles, Lepsényi said.

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