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 £3,500.

Vehicles eligible for a grant

The amount of the grant depends on which category the vehicle is in. The 5 categories are:

cars

vans

motorcycles

mopeds

taxis

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:

Audi e-tron

BMW i3 and i3s

BYD e6

Citroen CZero

Hyundai IONIQ Electric

Hyundai KONA Electric

Hyundai NEXO

Jaguar I-PACE

Kia e-Niro

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 £3,500.

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

NIU M-Series

NIU N-Series

Torrot Muvi City

UGBEST e-City

Vespa Elettrica

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 emissions at all:

BD Otomotiv eTraffic

BD Otomotiv eDucato

Citroen Berlingo

Mitsubishi Outlander Commercial

Nissan e-NV200 (cargo van)

Peugeot ePartner

Renault Kangoo ZE

Renault Master 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.

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:

LEVC TX

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

Electric and hybrid vehicles that are not eligible

Category 2 and 3 cars are not eligible for a plug-in grant.

You can get up to £500 (including VAT) off the cost of installing a charger at home for these cars through the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme.

Category 2 cars

These vehicles have CO2 emissions of less than 50g/km and can travel at least 16km (10 miles) without any emissions at all:

Audi A3 e-tron

Audi Q7

BMW 225xe

BMW 330e

BMW 530e

BMW i8

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 PHEV (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

Category 3 cars

These vehicles have CO2 emissions of 50 to 75g/km and can travel at least 32km (20 miles) without any emissions at all: