You can get a discount on the price of brand new low-emission vehicles through a grant the government gives to vehicle dealerships and manufacturers.

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.

The maximum grant available for cars is £3,000.

Vehicles eligible for a grant

The amount of the grant depends on which category the vehicle is in. The 6 categories are:

cars

motorcycles

mopeds

vans

taxis

large vans and trucks

Not all low-emission vehicles will get a grant. Only vehicles that have been approved by the government are eligible for a grant.

Cars (previously ‘category 1’)

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

BMW i3 and i3s

BYD e6

Citroen e-SpaceTourer

DS 3 Crossback E-Tense

Honda e

Hyundai IONIQ Electric

Hyundai KONA Electric

Kia e-Niro

Kia Soul EV

Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive

Mercedes-Benz eVito Tourer

MG ZS EV

MINI Electric

Nissan e-NV200 (5-seater and 7-seater)

Nissan LEAF

Peugeot e-208

Peugeot e-2008

Polestar 2

Renault ZOE

SEAT Mii electric

Škoda Citigo-e iV

Smart EQ fortwo

Smart EQ forfour

Tesla Model 3 Long Range

Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus

Vauxhall Corsa-e

Volkswagen e-up!

Volkswagen e-Golf

Volkswagen ID.3 1st Edition

To be eligible for the grant, cars must cost less than £50,000. This is the recommended retail price (RRP), and includes VAT and delivery fees.

The grant will pay for 35% of the purchase price for these vehicles, up to a maximum of £3,000.

Motorcycles

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

Artisan EV0 Monster

Askoll eS3

Askoll eSpro 70

BMW C evolution

Eccity 125

Eccity 125+

EcoNeco Revival

Ecooter E1R

Ecooter E2

Harley-Davidson LiveWire

Horwin CR6

Kollter ES1-Pro

NIU NQi GTS Pro

NIU NQi GTS Sport

Rieju NUUK

Scutum Silence S02

THELMOCO Ultra

Torrot Muvi

Vmoto 100

Vmoto 120

Vmoto Super Soco CPX

Vmoto Super Soco TC Max

Zero Motorcycles (all models)

The grant will pay for 20% of the purchase price for these vehicles, up to a maximum of £1,500.

Mopeds

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

Artisan EV2000

Artisan JS2A

Artisan P2 Utility

Askoll eS1

Askoll eS2

Askoll eSpro 45

Bloova Delivery

Bloova Retro

Ecooter E1S

GOVECS GO! T

Kollter ES1

Lexmoto Cypher 1500

Lexmoto G5

Lexmoto S-Like

NIU M-Series

NIU M+

NIU N-Cargo

NIU N-Series

NIU NGT

NIU U-Series

NIU UQi GT Pro

Peugeot e-Ludix

Rieju NUUK

THELMOCO Senda

THELMOCO X-Tra

THELMOCO Zen

Torrot Muvi City

UGBEST e-City

Vespa Elettrica

Vmoto Super Soco CUX

Vmoto Super Soco TC

Vmoto Super Soco TS1200R

Vmoto Super Soco TSX

The grant will pay for 20% of the purchase price for these vehicles, up to a maximum of £1,500.

Vans

These vehicles have CO2 emissions of less than 75g/km and can travel at least 16km (10 miles) without any emissions at all:

BD Auto eTraffic

BD Auto eDucato (3.5 tonnes)

Citroen Berlingo

Citroen e-Dispatch

Ford Transit Custom PHEV

Maxus eDeliver 3

Mercedes-Benz eVito

Mercedes eSprinter

Mitsubishi Outlander Commercial

Nissan e-NV200 (cargo van)

Peugeot e-Expert

Peugeot ePartner

Renault Kangoo ZE

Renault Master ZE

Vauxhall Vivaro-e

Volkswagen ABT e-Transporter

LDV EV80 van

LDV EV80 chassis cab

The grant will pay for 20% of the purchase price for these vehicles, up to a maximum of £8,000.

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.

Large vans and trucks

These vehicles 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 16km (10 miles) without any emissions at all:

BD Auto eDucato (4.25 tonnes)

FUSO eCanter

Paneltex Z75

You can get a grant that covers 20% of the purchase price, up to a maximum of £20,000. This grant is available for the first 200 orders placed. Grants at the £20,000 rate are limited to 10 per customer. After the 200 order limit is reached, a maximum grant rate of £8,000 will apply.

Grant for a vehicle charger

You can get up to £350 (including VAT) off the cost of installing a charger at home through the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme.