Supports & schemes

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 grant for HDVs to bridge the gap between a zero emission vehicle and a fossil fuel vehicle.