Outlined below is a list of the current grants available for Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV), Electric Small Public Service Vehicle and electric charging infrastructure.
On the on 21 July 2022 'Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland' was established as a dedicated Office charged with supporting consumers, the public sector and businesses to continue to make the switch to zero emission vehicles. The Office will lead on the delivery of the Ireland’s ambitious target under the Climate Action Plan to have 195,000 EVs on the road by the end of 2025 and 945,000 electric vehicles in the Irish fleet by 2030.
| 2025 | 2030 | |
| Fleet Electrification | 175,000 Passenger EVs | Private Car Fleet EV Share of total passenger cars (30%) EV share of new registrations (100%) 845,000 Private EVs |
| 20,000 commercial vans 700 low-emission HGV 300 EV buses in PSO bus Fleet |
Commercial Fleet 20% EV share of total LGV fleet 95,000 commercial EVs 30% ZE share of new heavy duty vehicle registrations 3,500 HGVs PT Services 1,500 EV buses in PSO bus fleet |
The EV Apartment Charging grant is for dwellings which do not have access to a driveway such as apartments, duplexes and mixed.
Further information is available on the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) website.
The EV Home Charger grant allows any homeowner to apply for a grant to install a charger. This will enable homeowners to install a charger in advance of purchasing an electric vehicle, for visitor use or at rented accommodation. Further information is available SEAI website.
The Home Charger scheme will only support Smart Chargers. This will improve safety, prevent excessive electrical demand and facilitate better integration with renewable energy sources. For manufacturers and installers wishing to register their products please go to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) website.
The Shared Island Sports Club grant will provide funding to install a network of publicly accessible chargers in communities nationwide through their local sports clubs subject to certain eligibility criteria. This grant, with funding provided via the government's Shared Island Fund, will operate on an all-island basis and provide grant funding via National Sports Governing Bodies to eligible sports clubs and centres to help defray the cost of installing publicly accessible EV charge points.
The draft National EV Strategy underwent public and stakeholder consultation earlier this year. Responses and submissions received as part of the consultation are currently being considered in the development of the final Strategy for publication later this year. The final Strategy will also an Implementation Plan that will set out a pathway for delivery of a high quality national EV charging Infrastructure.
The aim of the eSPSV grant is to enable owners of small public service vehicles, such as taxis, hackneys and limousines, to buy electric vehicles, championing the electric experience for passengers and drivers in Ireland. Approximately €15m was allocated to support SPSVs to switch to electric. The scheme is kept under continuous review. The scheme for applications and is managed by the National Transport Authority (NTA).
Visit NTA grant information.
Benefit-in-Kind concession: cars and vans 0% up to €50,000 OMV (Expired at the end of 2022).
Partial relief was to apply in respect of cars made available between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2025. However, due to the ongoing cost of living crisis the Government (7th March 2023) then introduced a relief of €10,000 to be applied to the Original Market Value (OMV) of cars in Category A-D in order to reduce the amount of Benefit-in-Kind payable (this is not applicable to cars in Category E). In effect, this means that, for the purposes of calculating BIK liability, employers may reduce the OMV by €10,000. This treatment applies to all vans and electric vehicles. For electric vehicles, the OMV deduction of €10,000 will be in addition to the existing relief of €35,000 that is currently available for EVs, meaning that the total relief for 2023 was €45,000.
Budget 2025, announcement for Benefit-in-Kind
The Benefit-in-Kind (BIK) regime for company cars, is extended for a further year, the temporary relief of €10,000 to the Original Market Value (OMV) which was first introduced in 2023. For an employee with an electric company vehicle, they will have an overall BIK relief of €45,000 in 2025 which comprises of the €35,000 electric vehicle specific relief (already in legislation) plus the additional temporary universal relief of €10,000. As things stand the total deduction for electric vehicles in 2025 will be €45,000 followed by a reduction to €20,000 in 2026 and €10,000 in 2027.
Visit Revenue.ie for information.
In most cases, Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) must be paid at the time that a vehicle is registered in the State.
Electric Vehicles receive VRT relief separately to SEAI grant support.
VRT relief is applicable to BEVs with an OMSP up to €50,000. No VRT relief is available for vehicles with a value above €50,000, (more information here).
Approved EVs with a List Price of less than €14,000 will not receive a grant. As of 1st July 2021 there is a cap of €60,000 on the full price of all vehicles. The full price of the vehicle to the customer includes all optional extras, paint and delivery for excludes any incentives such as grants or rebates.
Visit SEAI grant information page.
The electric vehicle grants are administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)
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