Supports & schemes
Ireland maintains a generous range of incentives to support drivers’ transition to electric.
These include incentives such as:
- a purchase grant for battery electric vehicles (BEVs)
- a home charging scheme
- an apartment charging scheme
- benefit-in-kind tax relief for BEVs
- VRT relief of up to €5,000 for BEVs
- a low rate of annual motor tax.
From a business perspective there are also supports available including:
- a grant for taxi drivers to make the switch to an EV
- a fleet assessment grant to help businesses explore the transition to EVs
- a grant for HDVs to bridge the gap between a zero emission vehicle and a fossil fuel vehicle.
