Plug-in car and van grants
To encourage people to buy and use electric cars, the government is offering grants of up to £5,000 towards the purchase of a plug-in car. This is a great incentive for motorists, especially if they are concerned about the higher initial costs of an electric car.
Eligible cars
The following cars are eligible:
- Chevrolet Volt - Chevrolet website
- Citroen C-Zero - Citroen website
- Mitsubishi iMIEV - Mitsubishi website
- Nissan Leaf - Nissan website
- Peugeot ion - Peugeot website
- Renault Fluence ZE - Renault website
- Smart Electric Drive - Smart website
- Tata Vista - Tata website
- Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid - Toyota website
- Vauxhall Ampera Extended Range EV - Vauxhall website
For more information please visit the Department for Transport website at the link below:
Plug-in van grant
The government has recently announced a grant for electric vans. Purchasers will be able to receive 20 per cent - up to £8,000 - off the cost of a plug-in van which meets the government’s criteria.
This will be of great interest to businesses, who can now save on the up-front purchase price of vans as well as on running costs.
Vehicles that are already on the market include:
- Azure Dynamics Transit Connect Electric - Azure Dynamics website
- Daimler Mercedes-Benz Vito E-Cell
- Renault Kangoo - Renault website
- Smith Electric Smith Edison - Smith Electric Vehicles website
Vehicles that are coming to the market soon include:
| Vehicle | Available |
|---|---|
| Faam ECOMILE (FAAM website) | March 2012 |
| Faam JOLLY 2000 (FAAM website) | March 2012 |
| Mia electric Mia U (mia electric website) | May 2012 |

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