Businesses and organisations that want to electrify their fleet, personal or employee transport have a range of options that would be eligible for government grants. The government's arm for enabling electric transport, Office for Zero Emission Vehicle (OZEV), offers plug-in grants from £1000 for zero-emission motorcycles, to £25,000 for zero-emission trucks.

Electric cars

Grant value: 35% of the price, up to a maximum of £1,500
Eligible cars must:

• be able to ‍travel at least 112km (70 miles) with zero tailpipe emissions
• maximum price tag of £35,000 (inc. VAT and delivery fees)

Wheelchair accessible vehicles (WAV)

If you need a WAV, then the grant goes up to £2,500 with a limited total of 1000 available grants between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023.

Grant value: 35% of the price, up to a maximum of £2,500.
Eligible vehicles must:

• be converted from a passenger vehicle (sometimes known as a ‘category M1 vehicle’)
• have zero tailpipe CO2 emissions
• be able to travel at least 112km (70 miles) without any emissions
• maximum price tag of £35,000 (inc. VAT and delivery fees)

‍Other details:

• Only 1000 grants are available between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023
• Email PluginGrants@dft.gov.uk to check how many are left

Small electric vans

Grant value: 35% of the price, up to a maximum of £2,500.
Eligible vehicles must:

• weigh less than 2,500 kg (gross vehicle weight)
• have CO2 emissions of less than 50g/km
• be able to travel at least 96km (60 miles) without any emissions at all

Other details: You can claim a total of 1000 plug-in van and truck grants for your business or organisation each year. This limit resets every year on 1 April.

Large electric vans

Grant value: 35% of the price, up to a maximum of £5,000.
Eligible vehicles must:

• weigh between 2,500 to 4250 kg (gross vehicle weight)
• have CO2 emissions of less than 50g/km
• be able to travel at least 96km (60 miles) without any emissions at all

Other details: You can claim a total of 1000 plug-in van and truck grants for your business or organisation each year. This limit resets every year on 1 April.

Small Trucks

Grant value: 20% of the price, up to a maximum of £16,000.
Eligible vehicles must:

• weigh between 4,250 kg and 12,000 kg (gross vehicle weight)
• have CO2 emissions of at least 50% less than the equivalent conventional Euro VI vehicle that can carry the same capacity
• be able to travel at least 96km (60 miles) without any emissions at all

Other details:

• Maximum of 250 grants at £16,000 grant value between 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.
• Obtain maximum of 10 grants at £16,000 grant value as an organisation.
• If either limit reached, grant value becomes £5,000 at maximum.
• Maximum of 1000 plug-in van and truck grants claimable as an organisation, per year. This limit resets every year on 1 April.

Large Trucks

Grant value: 20% of the price, up to a maximum of £25,000.
Eligible vehicles must:

• weigh more than 12,000 kg (gross vehicle weight)
• have CO2 emissions of at least 50% less than the equivalent conventional Euro VI vehicle that can carry the same capacity
• be able to travel at least 96km (60 miles) without any emissions at all

Other details:

• Maximum of 100 grants at £25,000 grant value between 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.
• Obtain maximum of 5 grants at £25,000 grant value as an organisation.
• If either limit reached, grant value becomes £16,000 at maximum with a limit of 10 grants per organisation.
• Maximum of 250 grants at £16,000 grant value in total.
• After that limit is reached, grant value becomes £5,000 at maximum.
• Maximum of 1000 plug-in van and truck grants claimable as an organisation, per year. This limit resets every year on 1 April.