UK Government Electric Car Grant Guide
The electric car government grant is a subsidy that gives drivers and companies money off the purchase price of a new, low-emission, plug-in electric vehicle—further reducing the cost of driving an EV. Unfortunately, the plug-in car grant (PiCG) is not longer available for electric cars. But there is still money available up to £2,500 for some small vans, £5,000 for some large vans, £500 for some motorcycles, £150 for some mopeds, £16,000 for some small trucks, £25,000 for some large trucks, £7,500 for taxis and £2,500 for wheelchair-accessible vehicles.
Electric Vehicle Government Grant
As long as you're buying a new plug-in or all electric vehicle and it's eligible, you'll get the grant automatically as a discount to your purchase price. The EV government grant is actually given to vehicle dealerships and manufacturers, effectively lowering the price you pay for your new vehicle. The benefit of this structure is that you don't need to do anything to get the subsidy. Below we explain the eligibility requirements and list the vehicles which are eligible for the grant as of December 2022.
UK Government Grant for Electric Cars
The electric vehicle grant for cars has been scrapped. It used to be worth up to £5,000 per vehicle (then less and less over time, until now, when it's worth £0) to encourage motorists to start making the switch to electric, but with EVs becoming more and more popular, the government has done away with the grant for regular passenger cars.
UK Government Grant for Electric Motorcycles
The grant is still available for eligible motorcycles. For electric motorcycles, the government grant will pay for 35% of the purchase price, up to a maximum of £500. Eligible motorcycles have no CO2 emissions, can travel at least 31 miles between charges and have a recommended retail price of less than £10,000, including VAT and delivery fees.
Electric Motorcycles Eligible for Government Grant
- Artisan ES1-Pro
- Artisan EV0 Monster
- Artisan JS2A
- Askoll eS3
- Askoll eSpro 70
- Askoll NGS3
- Cake Kalk Ink&
- E-Max VS-1
- Eccity 125
- Eccity 125+
- EcoNeco Revival
- Ecooter E1R
- Ecooter E2
- Evoke Urban Classic
- Evoke Urban S
- Horwin CR6
- Horwin CR6 Pro
- Horwin EK3
- Lexmoto LX06
- Lexmoto LX08
- NIU NQi GT Pro Cargo
- NIU NQi GTS Pro
- NIU NQi GTS Sport
- Piaggio One
- Rieju NUUK
- SEAT MO e-Scooter
- Silence S01
- Sunra Miku Super
- Sunra Robo-S
- Surron Storm Bee
- THELMOCO Farsta 6000
- THELMOCO Ultra
- Torrot Muvi
- Vespa Elettrica
- Vmoto 100
- Vmoto 120
- Vmoto Super Soco CPX
- Vmoto Super Soco TC Max
- Voge ER10 Euro 5
- Yadea G5S
- Zride Puma
- Zride Tiger X
UK Government Grant for Electric Mopeds
The government grant for electric mopeds will pay for 35% of the purchase price, up to a maximum of £150 (less than motorcycles). Eligible mopeds have no CO2 emissions, can travel at least 19 miles between charges and have a recommended retail price of less than £10,000, including VAT and delivery fees.
Electric Mopeds Eligible for Government Grant
- Artisan EV2000
- Artisan P2 Utility
- Askoll eS1
- Askoll eS2
- Askoll eSpro 45
- Askoll NGS1
- Askoll NGS2
- Bilis LX04
- Bloova Delivery
- Bloova Retro
- Cake Osa +
- Cake Osa Flex
- E-Max VS-1
- E-Max VS-2
- Ecooter E1S
- GOVECS GO! T
- Horwin EK1
- Kollter ES1
- Lexmoto Cypher
- Lexmoto Impulse
- NIU M-Series
- NIU M+
- NIU N-Cargo
- NIU N-Series
- NIU NGT
- NIU NQi Pro
- NIU U-Series
- NIU UQi GT Pro
- Peugeot e-Ludix
- Piaggio One
- Rieju NUUK
- Segway E110s
- Segway E125s
- Sunra Miku Max
- Sunra Robo
- Sunra Ronic
- Surron Light Bee
- THELMOCO Senda
- THELMOCO X-Tra
- THELMOCO Zen
- Torrot Muvi City
- UBCO 2x2 ADV
- UGBEST e-City
- Vespa Elettrica
- Vmoto Super Soco CUX
- Vmoto Super Soco TC
- Vmoto Super Soco TS1200R
- Vmoto Super Soco TSX
- Yadea C1S (Euro 5)
- Yadea G5
- Yadea G5 (Euro 5)
- Yadea S-Like
- Yadea S-Like (Euro 5)
UK Government Grant for Electric Vans
The government grant for electric mopeds will pay for 35% of the purchase price, up to a maximum of £2,500 for small vans and £5,000 for large vans. Eligible vans have CO2 emissions of less than 50g/km and must be able to travel at least 60 miles without any emissions. Small vans must be less than 2,500 kilograms (kg) gross vehicle weight; large vans between 2,500kg and 4,250kg gross vehicle weight.
Small Electric Vans Eligible for Government Grant
- Citroën e-Berlingo
- Maxus eDeliver 3 (short wheel base variants)
- Nextem Orca
- Nissan e-NV200
- Nissan Voltia
- Peugeot e-Partner
- Renault Kangoo ZE
- Renault Zoe Van
- Toyota Proace City Electric
- Vauxhall Combo-e
Large Electric Vans Eligible for Government Grant
- BD Auto eTraffic
- BD e-Boxer
- BD e-Ducato
- BD e-Relay
- Citroën e-Dispatch
- Citroën e-Relay
- DFSK EC35
- Fiat e-Ducato
- Fiat E-Scudo
- Ford E-Transit (Leader)
- Ford E-Transit (Trend)
- LEVC VN5
- MAN eTGE
- Maxus eDeliver 3
- Maxus eDeliver 3 LWB Chassis Cab
- Maxus eDeliver 9
- Maxus eDeliver 9 MC L3 Chassis Cab
- Maxus eDeliver 9 LC L4 Chassis Cab
- Mercedes-Benz eVito
- Mercedes-Benz eVito Premium
- Mercedes-Benz eVito Progressive
- Mercedes eSprinter
- Peugeot e-Boxer
- Peugeot e-Expert
- Renault Master ZE (3.1 and 3.5 tonnes)
- Renault Trucks Master ZE
- Toyota Proace Electric
- Vauxhall Vivaro-e
- Volkswagen ABT e-Transporter
- LDV EV80
UK Government Grant for Electric Taxis
The government grant for electric taxis will pay for 20% of the purchase price, up to a maximum of £7,500. Eligible, purpose-built taxis have CO2 emissions of less than 50g/km and must be able to travel at least 70 miles without any emissions.
Electric Taxis Eligible for Government Grant
- Dynamo Taxi
- LEVC TX
UK Government Grant for Electric Trucks
The government grant for electric large vans and trucks will pay for 20% of the purchase price, up to a maximum of £16,000 for small (N2) trucks and £25,000 for large (N3) trucks. Eligible vans have CO2 emissions at least 50% less than the equivalent conventional Euro VI vehicle that can carry the same capacity and must be able to travel at least 60 miles without any emissions. Small trucks will be between 4,250kg and 12,000kg gross weight; large trucks over 12,000kg.
Electric Large Vans and Trucks Eligible for Government Grant
- Electra e-Compact
- Electra e-Star 27-350
- Renault Trucks D-Range
EV Chargepoint Grant
You can save up to 75% (max £350) when installing electric vehicle charge points at certain domestic properties in the UK through the EV Chargepoint Grant. (This scheme has recently replaced the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme.) Full details of the scheme can be found here and may change from time to time, but you need to make sure your property and charging point are included in the eligible lists.
The EV Chargepoint Grant is not available for homeowners. It is available to landlords and flat owners and renters. Landlords can get up to 200 grants for residential properties and 100 grants for commercial properties in each financial year (spread across several properties and installations or for one property).
EV Infrastructure Grant
Landlords can also get help improving infrastructure to enable the installation of chargepoints. If wider building and installation work is needed to install multiple chargepoint sockets, you can get up to £30,000 or 75% off the cost of the work (depending on the number of parking spaces). Landlords can get up to 30 grants per year, each used for a different property.
Small-to-medium-sized businesses can also apply for the infrastructure grant, receiving up to £15,000 per grant, getting up to:
- £350 per chargepoint socket installed
- £500 per parking space enabled with supporting infrastructure
Read more about the rules and eligibility here.
There used to be a vehicle requirement for these types of grants (meaning they were only available for certain vehicles), but there is no longer a vehicle requirement.
There also used to be a limitation on which smart chargepoints were eligible for the government grant (e.g. Alfen, Bloova, Anderson, BP Chargemaster, Chargepoint, City EV, EV Box, PodPoint, Vestel, etc.—but now it seems any chargepoints are eligible.