Electric Vehicles Costa Rica Posts

EVs Reach Parity in Costa Rica

In Costa Rica, buyers looking for an economical car now have a choice between old-fashioned gasoline power and modern electric mobility. Here we compare one option of each: the BYD Seagull, a fully electric hatchback, and the Suzuki Celerio, a gasoline-powered city...

Electric Vehicle Market 2025

EVs in Costa Rica continue to enjoy significant tax benefits, to help them compete with internal combustion engine vehicles.  In June of 2025 a new phase went into effect, while the exemption on taxes was 100% in 2022, the exonerations phase out over time.  However...

Law 10,209 – Green Transportation Incentives

The original incentives for Electric Mobility Law (number 9518) was updated in 2022 by this law.  Important phases went into effect in June of 2025. This post provides the latest information on that.[difl_flipbox _builder_version="4.27.4" _module_preset="default"...

Charging Infrastructure – Myths and Arguments About EVs

This post provides real world information from Costa Rica, the current myths and truths about owning an EV in Costa Rica