What is the Electric Car Grant?
The Electric Car Grant is a discount on eligible new electric cars, run with the Department for Transport. It is not a cheque to a business, and it is not the same scheme as a workplace charge point. The car has to be on the eligible list, under the price rules published at the time. Read that list. It changes.
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Can a company van use it?
Only if that vehicle is on the list for this scheme. A van, a used car, and a home charger are different products with different rules.
Schemes named here
- Electric Car GrantDepartment for Transport · £1,500–£3,750 · A business · Any size listed · Not tied to one trade · Closes 1 Apr 2030
- Workplace Charging SchemeOffice for Zero Emission Vehicles · £350–£15,000 · A business · Up to 1000 · Mentions Logistics, Energy and environment · No fixed date
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128 answers on this site. Find Grants checks which UK grants a business can get from a postcode or a place. Looking is free. If you want the application written, the fee is £99 for that one application, shown before you pay. Find Grants does not take a percentage of the grant, does not file the form, and is not part of GOV.UK. Confirm every scheme on the funder's own site.