Last year, the Law of Incentives and Promotion for Electric Transportation came into force, which grants fiscal benefits to the import of electric cars, such as the exoneration of between 50% and 100% for sales, consumption and customs taxes, according to the import value of each car.

See "Tax Exemptions for Electric Vehicles Comes into Effect"

Not all imported units are new, because according to data from the Ministry of Finance, of the 350 electric vehicles that entered Costa Rica in 2018, 33% are used and 67% are new.

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Erick Orlich, president of the Costa Rican Association of Electric Mobility (Asomove), explained Nacion.com that "... with the approval of the Law of Incentives and Promotion for Electric Transportation, on December 14, 2017, a greater interest was awakened among buyers to know and acquire this type of vehicles.”

Also see "Auto Brands in Central America: Figures at the end of 2018"

Orlich, added that "... 2018 was the first full year the Act was in effect and it is clear that there is greater interest in people buying electric vehicles. There are already four companies in the country that import these types of used cars to sell them at lower prices compared to new ones.”

Source: Nacion.com

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