Fleet electrification is expected to continue to provide the greatest share of emissions abatement in the short-to-medium term for the transport sector. Over €100m has been allocated in 2025 to support the continued transition to electric vehicles through funding for EV grants and EV charging infrastructure. This underpins the Government’s commitment to making electric vehicles accessible to all.
The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (now Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment) held responsibility for electric vehicle and charging grants in 2020. Therefore, the requested details are set out below for the years 2021 to 2025:
Breakdown of all grant types paid by county (number of grants)
|
County
|
2021
|
2022
|
2023
|
2024
|
2025 To end November
|
|
Carlow
|
163
|
123
|
185
|
138
|
198
|
|
Cavan
|
114
|
102
|
151
|
85
|
144
|
|
Clare
|
252
|
223
|
372
|
223
|
363
|
|
Cork
|
1554
|
1130
|
1772
|
1302
|
1955
|
|
Donegal
|
346
|
248
|
302
|
204
|
343
|
|
Dublin
|
5075
|
3757
|
5654
|
4832
|
5923
|
|
Galway
|
528
|
532
|
703
|
444
|
649
|
|
Kerry
|
223
|
209
|
282
|
205
|
406
|
|
Kildare
|
871
|
706
|
1074
|
845
|
1247
|
|
Kilkenny
|
208
|
197
|
243
|
180
|
291
|
|
Laois
|
153
|
149
|
202
|
150
|
307
|
|
Leitrim
|
29
|
48
|
59
|
36
|
47
|
|
Limerick
|
477
|
322
|
512
|
363
|
570
|
|
Longford
|
49
|
43
|
80
|
52
|
79
|
|
Louth
|
345
|
241
|
421
|
314
|
527
|
|
Mayo
|
198
|
207
|
225
|
136
|
253
|
|
Meath
|
543
|
594
|
910
|
697
|
975
|
|
Monaghan
|
68
|
48
|
84
|
63
|
123
|
|
Offaly
|
145
|
123
|
163
|
129
|
222
|
|
Roscommon
|
72
|
102
|
126
|
87
|
120
|
|
Sligo
|
169
|
156
|
183
|
113
|
188
|
|
Tipperary
|
331
|
287
|
324
|
200
|
420
|
|
Waterford
|
330
|
268
|
352
|
328
|
403
|
|
Westmeath
|
290
|
189
|
259
|
215
|
386
|
|
Wexford
|
399
|
381
|
455
|
406
|
536
|
|
Wicklow
|
477
|
506
|
750
|
557
|
754
|
|
Total
|
13409
|
10891
|
15843
|
12304
|
17,429
|
|
Average Vehicle Cost for Private Grants only
|
|
|
2021
|
€ 57,200
|
|
2022
|
€ 48,603
|
|
2023
|
€ 50,260
|
|
2024
|
€ 47,966
|
|
2025
|
€ 46,980
|
The Private grants available during this time were as follows:
|
2021
|
|
|
PHEV Grant up to June
|
up to €5,000
|
|
PHEV Grant from June
|
up to €2,500
|
|
BEV Grant
|
up to €5,000
|
|
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
BEV Grant
|
up to €5,000
|
|
|
|
|
2023
|
|
|
BEV Grant up to June
|
up to €5,000
|
|
BEV Grant from June
|
up to €3,500
|
|
|
|
|
2024/2025
|
|
|
BEV Grant
|
up to €3,500
|