Romania’s Rabla Auto 2026 programme reopened for a new session on 3 November 2026, with 35.4 million lei available for individuals seeking ecotichete (purchase vouchers) for new cars and motorcycles. The Ministry of Environment and AFM said the round uses funds left over from earlier stages; the session runs until 31 December 2026 or until funds are exhausted.

Details of the reopened session

The 35.4 million‑lei pot is split between categories: 25.6 million lei for conventional petrol/GPL cars and conventional hybrids, 9.239 million lei for plug‑in hybrids, battery electric vehicles and fuel‑cell cars, and 550,000 lei for motorcycles. That division equates to roughly 3,200 ecotichete in total and — if all the money in the electric/hybrid allocation were used on BEVs alone — only about 499 full EV vouchers.

Voucher values remain those already set in the Rabla 2026 guide: 18,500 lei for a 100% electric or hydrogen vehicle, 15,000 lei for a plug‑in hybrid (or an electric motorcycle), 12,000 lei for a conventional hybrid and 10,000 lei for a petrol/GPL car. AFM has stressed that only applications and forms downloaded from the AFM platform from 3 November 2026, 10:00 onwards are eligible for this round.

Operational constraints and timing

Authorities say the money on offer in this reopening comes from reserved funds that were not fully consumed in prior rounds; remaining applications submitted before the restart are not valid for this tranche and applicants must re‑download and re‑submit forms within the new session. Observers point out the small size of the EV allocation compared with typical demand: previous Rabla electric lines have exhausted far larger pots in minutes or hours in 2026.

What this means for the market

For dealers and manufacturers active in Romania — including volume brands that sell compact and affordable electrics — the new round offers a short, targeted stimulus for new‑car demand but is unlikely to materially shift EV uptake in 2026 because of the limited EV envelope (≈9.24 million lei). That allocation will stretch to only a few hundred full EV vouchers if buyers prioritise battery cars, leaving many potential buyers dependent on the much larger conventional/hybrid allocation.

For CEE supply chains and local brands such as Dacia, the reopening partly sustains retail activity through year‑end but does not resolve longer‑term affordability or uptake pressures for electrification. If the EV tranche runs out quickly — as past sessions have shown — manufacturers with low‑price BEVs that depend on national incentives to hit retail price points may see only a short‑lived boost.

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Sources: Euronews Romania, NotATeslaKiller, Adevărul