What is the plug-in vehicle grant?

A:

The Government has withdrawn the plug-in car grant (PiCG), which was worth up to £1,500 off an electric vehicle (EV).

The PiCG offered a discount on the price of new low-emission vehicles through a grant the Government gave to vehicle dealerships and manufacturers.

To be eligible for the grant, the car must have had a recommended retail price (RRP) of less than £32,000, including VAT and delivery fees. The grant offered to pay for 35% of the purchase price for these vehicles, up to a maximum of £1,500.

Most manufacturers applied the grant to the published purchase price, although it was not included in P11D calculations.

However, you can still get a discount on the price of some new low-emission vehicles through a plug-in grant.

You do not need to do anything if you want to buy one of these vehicles - the dealer will include the value of the grant in the vehicle’s price.

Vehicles eligible for a grant

Motorcycles

These vehicles have no CO2 emissions and can travel at least 50km (31 miles) between charges:

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
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

To be eligible for a grant, the motorcycle must have a recommended retail price (RRP) of less than £10,000, including VAT and delivery fees.

The grant will pay for 35% of the purchase price for these vehicles, up to a maximum of £500.

Mopeds

These vehicles have no CO2 emissions and can travel at least 30km (19 miles) between charges:

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
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)

To be eligible for the grant, the moped must have a recommended retail price (RRP) of less than £10,000, including VAT and delivery fees.

The grant will pay for 35% of the purchase price for these vehicles, up to a maximum of £150.

Small vans

The grant will pay for 35% of the purchase price for small vans, up to a maximum of £2,500.

These vehicles are less than 2.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight (GVW), have CO2 emissions of less than 50g/km and can travel at least 96km (60 miles) without any emissions at all:

Citroën e-Berlingo
Maxus eDeliver 3 (short wheel base variants)
Nissan e-NV200
Nissan Voltia
Peugeot e-Partner
Renault Kangoo ZE
Renault Zoe Van
Toyota Proace City Electric
Vauxhall Combo-e

You can claim a total of 1,000 plug-in van and truck grants for your business or organisation each year. This limit resets every year on April 1.

Large vans

For larger vans the grant will pay for 35% of the purchase price, up to a maximum of £5,000.

These vehicles are between 2.5-4.5 tonnes GVW, have CO2 emissions of less than 50g/km and can travel at least 96km (60 miles) without any emissions at all:

BD Auto eTraffic
BD e-Boxer
BD e-Ducato
BD e-Relay
Citroën e-Dispatch
Fiat e-Ducato
LEVC VN5
MAN eTGE
Maxus eDeliver 3
Maxus eDeliver 9
Mercedes-Benz eVito
Mercedes eSprinter
Peugeot e-Expert
Renault Master ZE (3.1 and 3.5 tonnes)
Renault Trucks Master ZE
Toyota Proace City Electric
Vauxhall Vivaro-e
Volkswagen ABT e-Transporter
LDV EV80

You can claim a total of 1,000 plug-in van and truck grants for your business or organisation each year. This limit resets every year on April 1.

Taxis

These vehicles are purpose-built taxis and have CO2 emissions of less than 50g/km and can travel at least 112km (70 miles) without any emissions at all:

Dynamo Taxi
LEVC TX

The grant will pay for 20% of the purchase price for these vehicles, up to a maximum of £7,500.

Small trucks

These vehicles are between 4.5-12 tonnes, have CO2 emissions of at least 50% less than the equivalent conventional Euro VI vehicle that can carry the same capacity. They can travel at least 96km (60 miles) without any emissions at all:

FUSO eCanter
Paneltex Z75

The plug-in truck grant covers 20% of the purchase price, up to a maximum of £16,000. It will be available for the first 250 orders placed.

Grants at the £16,000 rate are also limited to 10 per customer. After the 250-order limit is reached, a maximum grant rate of £5,000 will apply. The limits reset every year on April 1.

Large trucks

These vehicles are heavier than 12 tonnes, have CO2 emissions of at least 50% less than the equivalent conventional Euro VI vehicle that can carry the same capacity and can travel at least 96km (60 miles) without any emissions at all:

Electra e-Compact
Electra e-Star 27-350
Renault Trucks D-Range

The grant will pay for 20% of the purchase price, up to a maximum of £25,000 for these vehicles.

The limits are 100 grants at the £25,000 rate and up to 5 grants per company or organisation at the £25,000 rate.

If either of these limits are reached, the maximum your business or organisation can apply for is £16,000. Your business or organisation can get up to 10 grants at this rate.

There are 250 grants of up to £16,000 available. After that, the maximum your business or organisation can apply for is £5,000.

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Source: Gov.uk