What's the Plug-in Grant?
The Plug-in grant is a cash incentive that allows car dealerships and manufacturers to cut the list price of electric and plug-in hybrid cars on sale in the UK today. You don't need to do anything, it's up to the dealer to include the value of the grant in the vehicle's price.Vehicles Eligible For A Plug-in Grant
Not all electric or hybrid vehicles are eligible for a grant - only vehicles that have been approved by the government. Vehicle's have been categorised based on their CO2 emissions.There are 7 categories all together and the value of the grant depends on which category the vehicle is in. Here is a list of all the cars eligible for the plug-in grant according the gov.uk website:Category 1 Cars
These vehicles have CO2 emissions of less than 50g/km and can travel at least 112km (70 miles) without any CO2 emissions at all: BMW i3 and i3s BYD e6 Citroen CZero Hyundai IONIQ Electric Jaguar I-PACE Kia Soul EV Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive Nissan e-NV200 (5-seater and 7-seater) Nissan LEAF Peugeot iON Renault ZOE Smart EQ fortwo Smart EQ forfour Tesla Model S Tesla Model X Toyota Mirai Volkswagen e-up! Volkswagen e-Golf The grant will pay for 35% of the purchase price for these vehicles, up to a maximum of £4,500.Category 2 Cars
These vehicles have CO2 emissions of less than 50g/km and can travel at least 16km (10 miles) without any CO2 emissions at all: Audi A3 e-tron BMW 225xe BMW 330e BMW 530e Hyundai IONIQ PHEV Kia Niro PHEV Kia Optima PHEV Mercedes-Benz C350 e (with 17 inch rear wheels) Mercedes-Benz E350 e SE Mitsubishi Outlander (except Commercial) Toyota Prius Plug-in Volkswagen Golf GTE Volkswagen Passat GTE Volvo S90 Twin Engine Volvo V60 D5 Twin Engine Volvo V60 D6 Twin Engine Volvo V90 Twin Engine Volvo XC60 Twin Engine The grant will pay for 35% of the purchase price for these vehicles, up to a maximum of £2,500.Category 3 Cars
These vehicles have CO2 emissions of 50 to 75g/km and can travel at least 32km (20 miles) without any CO2 emissions at all: Mercedes-Benz E350 e AMG Line MINI Countryman PHEV The grant will pay for 35% of the purchase price for this vehicle, up to a maximum of £2,500.Motorcycles
These vehicles have no CO2 emissions and can travel at least 50km (31 miles) between charges: Askoll eS3 Askoll eSpro 70 BMW C evolution Eccity 125 Eccity 125+ Energica Ego Energica Eva Scutum Silence S02 Torrot Muvi Vmoto 100 Vmoto 120 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: Askoll eS1 Askoll eS2 Askoll eSpro 45 Torrot Muvi City UGBEST e-City Vmoto Super Soco TC Vmoto Super Soco TS1200R 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 CO2 emissions at all: BD Otomotiv eTraffic BD Otomotiv eDucato Citroen Berlingo Mitsubishi Outlander Commercial Nissan e-NV200 (cargo van) Peugeot ePartner Renault Kangoo ZE 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.Category 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 CO2 emissions at all:- LEVC TX
