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. Grant awards are specific values based on qualifying criteria and are not averaged.
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:
|
Year
|
Budget Allocated
|
Number of Grants Offered
|
Number Grants Drawn Down
|
Grants paid to vehicles €10-15K
|
Grants paid to vehicles €15-20K
|
Grants paid to vehicles €20-25K
|
Grants paid to vehicles €25-30K
|
Grants paid to vehicles €30-35K
|
Grants paid to vehicles €35-40K
|
Grants paid to vehicles €40-45K
|
Grants paid to vehicles €45-50K
|
Grants paid to vehicles €50-55K
|
Grants paid to vehicles over €55k
|
|
2021
|
€63,000,000
|
16,184
|
13,409
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
14
|
444
|
1,953
|
1,980
|
2,006
|
1,161
|
2,834
|
|
2022
|
€60,000,000
|
11,560
|
10,891
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
16
|
114
|
1,256
|
1,931
|
1,534
|
1,344
|
3,783
|
|
2023
|
€68,000,000
|
18,219
|
15,843
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
2
|
251
|
818
|
1,598
|
2,863
|
3,217
|
5,589
|
|
2024
|
€59,950,000
|
13,777
|
12,304
|
-
|
-
|
6
|
53
|
452
|
901
|
1,027
|
2,757
|
2,172
|
2,363
|
|
2025 to 15 Dec
|
€67,500,000
|
19,667
|
18,651
|
-
|
30
|
170
|
964
|
649
|
1,036
|
2,360
|
4,177
|
3,708
|
2,595
|
The electric vehicle purchase grant operates on a demand-led basis. Due to elevated demand this year, supplementary funding was made available within the overall allocation to meet programme commitments and maintain support for the transition to electric vehicles, bringing the total budget to €67.5 million. This funding was facilitated through a virement of existing resources and does not constitute an increase in the Vote Allocation.
*The total number of Grants offer and drawn down include all grant types of Commercial, Demo and Private.
*The breakdown of figures per price bracket is for Private grants only.
The Private grants available during this time were as follows:
|
2021
|
|
|
Max. PHEV Grant up to June
|
€5,000
|
|
Max. PHEV Grant from June
|
€2,500
|
|
Max. BEV Grant
|
€5,000
|
|
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
Max. BEV Grant
|
€5,000
|
|
|
|
|
2023
|
|
|
Max. BEV Grant up to June
|
€5,000
|
|
Max. BEV Grant from June
|
€3,500
|
|
|
|
|
2024/2025
|
|
|
Max. BEV Grant
|
€3,500
|
