THG premium — the credit in your cost breakdown
Every Evident cost breakdown for an EV contains a green line with a negative amount: the THG premium. It’s not a discount and not a manufacturer bonus — it’s a legal mechanism that pays you, the keeper, every year.
What’s behind it
Germany’s greenhouse-gas reduction quota (§ 37a BImSchG) obliges fuel companies to cut the CO₂ intensity of their fuels every year. If they can’t manage it themselves, they must buy certificates. That’s where you come in: as the keeper of a pure battery-electric car you generate a certified CO₂ saving (certified by the Federal Environment Agency) — and you can sell that certificate to the obligated companies through intermediaries.
In practice: upload your registration document to a THG provider once a year, collect the premium. For private individuals the payout is tax-free.
What’s realistic?
The price is a market price — it moves with certificate supply and has fallen substantially since the record years of 2022 (€350+). For 2026, typical private offers sit roughly between €250 and €450 per year, depending on the provider and payout model (fixed amount vs. market participation).
How Evident computes with it
We apply €300 per year (−€25/month) — a deliberately conservative value in the middle of the current market. The line carries the “Market” label: it is neither an official constant nor a model, but a current market rate we adjust when the market moves. Pure BEVs only — plug-in hybrids lost THG eligibility in 2023.
Practical tips:
- Compare fixed vs. flexible payout models — the highest advertised amount is often conditional.
- The premium applies per calendar year and vehicle — existing cars too, not just new ones.
- You pick a provider yourself — Evident does not broker THG providers and earns nothing from your choice.
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