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Charles Hurst Group has the largest range of Electric & Hybrid Vehicles in Northern Ireland across Belfast, Newtownards, Newtownabbey, Dundonald, Portadown & Lisburn.

Since the introduction of the Government's Plug-In Car Grant in 2011, registrations of electric cars have grown dramatically.

Over a 4 year period company car drivers can make significant savings in BIK tax. 

Grants and Incentives 

Low-emission vehicles eligible for a plug-in grant

You can get a discount on the price of brand new, low-emission vehicles through a grant the government gives to vehicle dealerships and manufacturers.

You do not need to do anything if you want to buy one of these vehicles - we will include the value of the grant in the vehicle’s price.

The maximum grant available for cars, with a RRP of £35,000 or under, is £2,500.

Vehicles eligible for a grant

The amount of the grant depends on which category the vehicle is in. The 5 categories are:

  • Cars

  • Vans

  • Motorcycles

  • Mopeds

  • Taxis

Not all low-emission vehicles will get a grant. Only vehicles that have been approved by the government are eligible for a grant.

Cars (previously ‘category 1’)

These vehicles have CO2 emissions of less than 50g/km and can travel at least 112km (70 miles) without any emissions at all:

  • Audi e-tron

  • BMW i3 and i3s

  • BYD e6

  • Citroen CZero

  • Hyundai IONIQ Electric

  • Hyundai KONA Electric

  • Hyundai NEXO

  • Jaguar I-PACE

  • Kia e-Niro

  • Kia Soul EV

  • Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive

  • Nissan e-NV200 (5-seater and 7-seater)

  • Nissan LEAF

  • Peugeot iON

  • Renault ZOE

  • Smart EQ fortwo

  • Smart EQ forfour

  • Tesla Model S

  • Tesla Model X

  • Toyota Mirai

  • Volkswagen e-up!

  • Volkswagen e-Golf

The grant will pay for 35% of the purchase price for these vehicles, up to a maximum of £3,500.

Motorcycles

These vehicles have no CO2 emissions and can travel at least 50km (31 miles) between charges:

  • Askoll eS3

  • Askoll eSpro 70

  • BMW C evolution

  • Eccity 125

  • Eccity 125+

  • Energica Ego

  • Energica Eva

  • Scutum Silence S02

  • Torrot Muvi

  • Vmoto 100

  • Vmoto 120

  • Zero Motorcycles (all models)

The grant will pay for 20% of the purchase price for these vehicles, up to a maximum of £1,500.

Mopeds

These vehicles have no CO2 emissions and can travel at least 30km (19 miles) between charges:

  • Askoll eS1

  • Askoll eS2

  • Askoll eSpro 45

  • NIU M-Series

  • NIU N-Series

  • Torrot Muvi City

  • UGBEST e-City

  • Vespa Elettrica

  • Vmoto Super Soco TC

  • Vmoto Super Soco TS1200R

The grant will pay for 20% of the purchase price for these vehicles, up to a maximum of £1,500.

Vans

These vehicles have CO2 emissions of less than 75g/km and can travel at least 16km (10 miles) without any emissions at all:

  • BD Otomotiv eTraffic

  • BD Otomotiv eDucato

  • Citroen Berlingo

  • Mitsubishi Outlander Commercial

  • Nissan e-NV200 (cargo van)

  • Peugeot ePartner

  • Renault Kangoo ZE

  • Renault Master ZE

  • LDV EV80 van

  • LDV EV80 chassis cab

The grant will pay for 20% of the purchase price for these vehicles, up to a maximum of £8,000.

Taxis

These vehicles are purpose-built taxis and have CO2 emissions of less than 50g/km and can travel at least 112km (70 miles) without any emissions at all:

  • LEVC TX

The grant will pay for 20% of the purchase price for these vehicles, up to a maximum of £7,500.

Electric and hybrid vehicles that are not eligible

Category 2 and 3 cars are not eligible for a plug-in grant.

You can get up to £500 (including VAT) off the cost of installing a charger at home for these cars through the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme.

Category 2 cars

These vehicles have CO2 emissions of less than 50g/km and can travel at least 16km (10 miles) without any emissions at all:

  • Audi A3 e-tron

  • Audi Q7

  • BMW 225xe

  • BMW 330e

  • BMW 530e

  • BMW i8

  • Hyundai IONIQ PHEV

  • Kia Niro PHEV

  • Kia Optima PHEV

  • Mercedes-Benz C350 e (with 17 inch rear wheels)

  • Mercedes-Benz E350 e SE

  • Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (except Commercial)

  • Toyota Prius Plug-in

  • Volkswagen Golf GTE

  • Volkswagen Passat GTE

  • Volvo S90 Twin Engine

  • Volvo V60 D5 Twin Engine

  • Volvo V60 D6 Twin Engine

  • Volvo V90 Twin Engine

  • Volvo XC60 Twin Engine

Category 3 cars

These vehicles have CO2 emissions of 50 to 75g/km and can travel at least 32km (20 miles) without any emissions at all:

  • Mercedes-Benz S500 Hybrid

  • Mercedes-Benz E350 e AMG Line

  • MINI Countryman PHEV

  • Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid

  • Range Rover P400e

  • Range Rover Sport P400e

Source: https://www.gov.uk/plug-in-car-van-grants

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