Applications for Use (AU) 
The Steering Committee supported the Secretariat to include electric taxis (e-taxis) and electric franchised buses (e-FBs) in the AU and remove them from the subsidy scope of the AT. The information of the relevant schemes is as follows:
e-Taxi Subsidy Scheme
Introduction of the Scheme
To further promote the application of e-taxis, the Fund launched under the AU the e-Taxi Subsidy Scheme on 10 December 2024 to subsidise taxi owners to replace 3 000 old taxis with e-taxis. The subsidy level for each e-taxi is $45,000.
Eligible Taxis
We issued in December 2024 invitation letters to the owners of the first 3 000 oldest taxis (First Registration Date on or before 9 May 2013, except those Fleet Taxis committed for fulfilling Taxi Fleet Licence requirements by the Transport Department). In the first round of invitations, the owners of 1 743 taxis accepted the subsidy quotas. As for the remaining quotas, we have, based on taxi age (First Registration Date on or before 4 July 2014, except those Fleet Taxis committed for fulfilling Taxi Fleet Licence requirements by the Transport Department), issued the second round of invitations to eligible taxi owners to participate in the Subsidy Scheme. Details of the Subsidy Scheme are set out in the invitation letter. The taxi owner must within the stipulated relevant deadlines reply to participate in the Subsidy Scheme, submit the procurement document and license the e-taxi to receive the subsidy.
Ownership Transfer Arrangement
Before the e-taxi is Licensed
The Subsidy Scheme allows ownership transfer of the old taxi before the e-taxi is licensed, but all the deadlines will not be extended due to the ownership transfer of the old taxi. When the ownership of a taxi is transferred, the original taxi owner bears the responsibility of informing the new taxi owner whether the transferred taxi is eligible to participate in the Subsidy Scheme or not. After the ownership of a taxi participating in the Subsidy Scheme is transferred, the new taxi owner must proactively contact the New Energy Transport Fund Secretariat to sign the reply slip of the Subsidy Scheme, so as to confirm the agreement of the subsidy terms.
If within the deadline the taxi owner replies not to participate in the Subsidy Scheme (the last reply will prevail), or does not reply, regardless of whether there is an ownership transfer of the old taxi or not, the original taxi owner or new taxi owner shall in no case receive any subsidy quota for that taxi again. If there are any remaining quotas, we will invite other taxi owners to participate in the Subsidy Scheme according to the Date of First Registration of the vehicles.
After the e-taxi is Licensed
During the two-year period after the e-taxi is licensed, if there is any ownership transfer, the taxi owner who has received the subsidy must return to the Government the full subsidy amount (except for the death or bankruptcy of owner).
The relevant flowchart of ownership transfer arrangement and deadlines for the first round of invitations (issued on 20 December 2024) and the second round of invitations (issued on 28 April 2025) are as follows:
Flowchart of Ownership Transfer Arrangement and Relevant Deadlines of First Round Invitations 
(In Chinese Only)
Flowchart of Ownership Transfer Arrangement and Relevant Deadlines of Second Round Invitations (In Chinese Only)
e-Taxi Models Type-approved by the Transport Department (TD) and Retailers’ Information
Locations of Electric Vehicle Chargers for Public Access (including e-Taxis)
Licensing Enquiries
Please contact Transport Department
Telephone: 2804 2600
Email: licensing@td.gov.hk
Fax: 2804 2592
Dedicated 100% Loan Guarantee Scheme for Battery e-Taxis
Taxi owners participating in the Subsidy Scheme can at the same time apply for the “Dedicated 100% Loan Guarantee Scheme for Battery e-Taxis” to purchase the same e-taxi. The owner is required to authorise the Environment and Ecology Bureau (EEB) to disburse the subsidy to the relevant lending institution directly after the e-taxi is licensed to repay the debt that has not yet been repaid. The owner can visit The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited website to download the application form and letter of authorisation. The owners should fill in and sign the letter, and submit the original to the lending institution and a copy to EEB. For more details, please contact relevant lending institutions.
Wheelchair Accessible e-Taxis
The Fund has also earmarked $50 million to subsidise the trade to purchase wheelchair accessible e-taxis to cater for the travelling needs of the elderly people and persons with disabilities. When there are wheelchair accessible e-taxi models in the market, the Secretariat will formulate the subsidy framework and invite applications in due course.
Secretariat Contact Details
Telephone: 2824 0022
Fax: 2909 9526
Email： etaxi@eeb.gov.hk
Address: New Energy Transport Fund Secretariat
Environment and Ecology Bureau (Environment Branch)
34/F, Revenue Tower
5 Gloucester Road
Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Electric Franchised Bus Subsidy Scheme
In order to speed up the green transformation of public buses, the Fund has launched under the AU the Electric Franchised Bus Subsidy Scheme to subsidise franchised bus operators to purchase e-FBs, with a view to assisting franchised bus operators in the gradual green transformation while accommodating their actual operational conditions. The Subsidy Scheme will cover franchised bus operators’ procurement of about 600 brand new single-deck and double-deck e-buses at $400,000 and $800,000 each respectively, or at 25% of their respective capital cost, whichever is the lower.