The government has axed the plug-in car grant that gave a discount of £1500 on the price of new zero-emission vehicles that cost less than £32,000 – but it is still offering grants to reduce the price of several other vehicle types.
There are eight vehicle classes that are still eligible for grants: wheelchair accessible vehicles, motorcycles, mopeds, small vans, large vans, taxis, small trucks and large trucks. Each class has separate rules and differing grants, and only government-approved vehicles in each category are eligible.
So here’s what’s included in each. The following information was taken from the Government website, and was correct at time of press.
Motorbikes
Grants of up to £500 are available for motorbikes that cost less than £10,000, produce zero CO2 emissions and can travel at least 31 miles between charges. The grant covers 35% of the value of the vehicle, up to a maximum of £500.
The eligible bikes listed by the government are:
Artisan ES1-Pro, EV0 Monster and JS2A
Askoll JS2A, eSpro 70 and NGS3
Cake Kalk Ink&
E-Max VS-1
Eccity 125 and 125+
EcoNeco Revival
Ecooter E1R and E2
Evoke Urban Classic and Urban S
Horwin CR6, CR6 Pro and EK3
Lexmoto LX06 and LX08
Niu NQi GT Pro Cargo, GTS Pro and GTS Sport
Piaggio One
Rieju NUUK
Seat MO e-Scooter
Silence S01
Sunra Miku Super and Robo-S
Thelmoco Ultra
Torrot Muvi
Vespa Elettrica
Vmoto 100, 120, Super Soco CPX and Super Soco TC Max
Voge ER10 Euro 5
Yadea G5S
Zride Puma and Zride Tiger X
Mopeds
Grants of up to £150 are available for mopeds that cost less than £10,000, produce zero CO2 emissions and can travel at least 19 miles between charges. The grant covers 35% of the value of the vehicle, up to a maximum of £150.
The eligible mopeds listed by the government are:
Artisan EV2000 and P2 Utility
Askoll eS1, eS2, eSpro 45, NGS1 and NGS2
Bilis LX04
Bloova Delivery and Retro
Cake Osa + and Osa Flex
E-Max VS-1 and VS-2
Ecooter E1S
Govecs GO! T
Horwin EK1
Kollter ES1
Lexmoto Cypher and Impulse
Niu M-Series, M+, N-Cargo, N-Series, NGT, NQi Pro, U-Series and UQi GT Pro
Peugeot e-Ludix
Piaggio One
Rieju NUUK
Sunra Miku Max, Robo and Ronic
Surron Light Bee
Thelmoco Senda, X-Tra and Zen
Torrot Muvi City
UBCO 2x2 ADV
UGBEST e-City
Vespa Elettrica
Vmoto Super Soco CUX, Super Soco TC, Super Soco TS1200R and Super Soco TSX
Yadea C1S (Euro 5), G5, G5 (Euro 5), S-Like and S-Like (Euro 5)
Wheelchair accessible vehicles
Grants of up to £2500 are available towards the cost of converting a passenger vehicle that cost less than £35,000, has zero tailpipe CO2 emissions and can travel at least 70 miles into a wheelchair accessible vehicle.
There are 1000 such grants available each year, covering 35% of the price of the vehicle, up to the maximum of £2500.
The eligible vehicles are:
Citroën e-Berlingo
Citroën e-Spacetourer Business M and XL
Nissan e-NV200 Combi
Peugeot e-Rifter
Vauxhall Vivaro-e Life and Combi
Taxis
Grants of up to £7500 are available for purpose-built taxis that have CO2 emissions of less than 50g/km and can travel at least 70 miles between charges. The grant will cover 20% of the price of the vehicle, up to the £7500 cap.
The eligible vehicles are:
Dynamo Taxi
LEVC TX
Small vans
Grants of up to £2500 are offered on vans that weigh less than 2,500 kilograms gross, have CO2 emissions of less than 50g/km and can travel emission-free for at least 60 miles.
A business or organisation can claim up to 1000 grants per year. The grant is worth 35% of the price of the vehicle, capped at £2500.
The eligible vehicles are:
Citroën e-Berlingo
Maxus eDeliver 3 (short wheel base)
Nissan e-NV200 and Voltia
Peugeot e-Partner
Renault Kangoo ZE and Zoe Van
Toyota Proace City Electric
Vauxhall Combo-e
Large vans
Grants of up to £5000 are offered on vans that weigh between 2500 and 4250kg, have CO2 emissions of less than 50g/km and can travel at least 60 miles emission-free.
A business or organisation can claim up to 1000 grants per year. The grant is worth 35% of the price of the vehicle, capped at £5000.
The eligible vehicles are:
BD Auto eTraffic, e-Boxer, e-Ducato and e-Relay
Citroën e-Dispatch and e-Relay
DFSK EC35
Fiat e-Ducato and e-Scudo
Ford E-Transit (Leader) and E-Transit (Trend)
LEVC VN5
MAN eTGE
Maxus eDeliver 3, eDeliver 3 LWB Chassis Cab, eDeliver 9, eDeliver 9 MC L3 Chassis Cab and eDeliver 9 LC L4 Chassis Cab
Mercedes-Benz eVito, eVito Premium, eVito Progressive and eSprinter
Nextem Orca
Peugeot e-Boxer and 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
Small trucks
Grants of up to £16,000 are available for trucks between 4250kg and 12,000kg in weight (usually classed N2) that have CO2 emissions of at least 50% less than the equivalent ‘conventional’ Euro 6 vehicle of the same capacity and can travel at least 60 miles on zero-emission power.
The grant covers 20% of the price of the vehicle, up to the maximum of £16,000. Each year 250 grants are available at the £16,000 rate, with a limit of 10 grants per business. If those thresholds are hit, the maximum a business can apply for is £5000.
The eligible vehicles are:
Fuso eCanter
Paneltex Z75
Large trucks
Grants of up to £25,000 are offered on vehicles that weigh more than 12,000kg (usually classed N3), have CO2 emissions of at least 50% less than the equivalent ‘conventional’ Euro 6 vehicle of the same capacity and can travel at least 60 miles on zero-emission power.
The grant covers 20% of the price of the vehicle, up to the maximum of £25,000 Each year 100 grants are available at the £25,000 rate, with a limit of five grants per business. If those thresholds are hit, the maximum a business can apply for is £16,000 – but only if those grants remain available.
The eligible vehicles are:
Electra e-Compact and e-Star 27-350
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