Are Canton subsidies for the purchase of an efficient vehicle still available?
No, with the end of the VEL2 Project mandate, on June 30, 2005, which was linked to the financial subsidy, the funds allocated for this purpose from Canton Ticino came to an end.

How are the electric vehicle batteries disposed of?
Batteries of electric vehicles are disposed of by the manufacturer, both when they do not contain poisonous substances (Zebra batteries for example), and when they are particularly dangerous from this point of view (typically the NiCd). The user has the obligation to return used batteries to the retailer. Doing so is free of cost and extremely important.

What is the difference between the VEL sticker and the RiParTI sticker?
The VEL sticker is free and allows one to use facilities provided for efficient vehicle owners. The RiParTI sticker instead involves payment and allows one to use RiParTI recharging points.

What are the price advantages provided to VEL sticker owners?
In Lugano, in all areas marked with the “Reduction with VEL tag” sign, one is able to park for the longest time allowed at the minimum cost.

Why are hydrogen cars not in your catalogue?
Hydrogen will be probably one of the technologies used in the future, which is why many car manufacturers have a hydrogen vehicle prototype at shows. However, there are still various problems linked mainly to hydrogen production and storage that need to be resolved before these vehicles can be introduced on a large scale.
 
Why is my vehicle, which was bought with the VEL2 Project, no longer in your catalogue?
If your vehicle is diesel, the reason is due to the fact that the particulate filter, not yet being easily obtainable, was not included within the criteria of VEL2 Project. If, instead, you have another kind of vehicle, the reason is simply that it is either no longer being manufactured or imported.

Are natural gas vehicles dangerous? Is recharging a dangerous operation for the user?
Natural gas vehicles are by no means more dangerous than traditional ones, and the recharging operation is done in a simple and safe way. As a proof of this, here is an interesting fact: LPG vehicles are not allowed inside multi-storied car parks, vehicles powered by natural gas can because, even in the improbable case of a gas leak, natural gas being lighter than the air disperses itself and does not build up in dangerous air pockets.