Purchase grants for private cars ended in 2022, but the UK still offers strong workplace and public-charging support, cheap company-car BiK, and Ofgem-backed EV tariffs at home.
Purchase grants
Plug-in Taxi Grant
Up to £6,000
Wheelchair-accessible black cabs
Extended by DfT for 2025–26. See gov.uk for eligibility.
Company car BiK
3% for 2025/26 (BEVs)
Salary-sacrificed BEV drivers
Rises 1% per year to 9% by 2029/30 — still far below ICE.
Home & charger
EV Chargepoint Grant (flats & rentals)
Up to £350
Renters and flat owners
Available via OZEV-authorised installers.
Workplace Charging Scheme
£350 per socket, up to 40
Businesses, charities, public sector
Applied at point of installation.
Tax & running costs
Vehicle Excise Duty
Standard rate from April 2025
New and existing BEV owners
EVs pay first-year and standard VED alongside ICE cars.
Congestion Charge exemption
Ends Dec 2025
London drivers
Cleaner Vehicle Discount is withdrawn — plan accordingly.
Incentives in Australia are state-based and changing fast. Most states have wound back headline rebates but kept stamp-duty and rego discounts. FBT exemption for novated leases remains the biggest single win.
Purchase grants
FBT exemption (novated lease)
Save A$4,000–9,000 per year
Salary-packaged EVs under the LCT threshold
Applies to BEVs first held before 1 April 2025 and still in a live lease.
ACT zero-interest loan
Up to A$15,000
ACT residents
Sustainable Household Scheme — covers EV or home charger.
Home & charger
NSW / VIC / SA / QLD tariffs
EV-friendly off-peak plans
All EV owners
Look for time-of-use plans with sub-A$0.15/kWh overnight.
Solar + EV rebates
State-specific
Homeowners
Combine with rooftop solar rebates in VIC and NSW.
Tax & running costs
Stamp duty discount
Varies by state (A$0–3,000)
EV buyers
ACT 0%, VIC reduced rate, others changing — check at point of sale.
Registration discount
Up to A$100/year
EV owners in NSW, VIC, ACT
Offset against road-user charges in some states.
France restructured its bonus écologique in early 2026. The purchase grant is now means-tested but still generous for lower-income households, and the leasing social scheme has been renewed for lease-based access.
Purchase grants
Bonus écologique
€2,000–€4,000
New BEV buyers under €47,000
Amount scales with taxable household income. Confirm on service-public.fr.
Prime à la conversion
Up to €5,000
Trading in an old ICE car
Combined with the bonus for eligible low-income buyers.
Leasing social
From €100/month
Modest-income households
Applications reopen periodically — check ecologie.gouv.fr.
Home & charger
Crédit d'impôt borne de recharge
75% of cost, up to €500
Homeowners installing a wallbox
Declared on your income tax return.
Advenir (copropriétés)
Up to 50% of install
Shared-parking installations
Managed via advenir.mobi.
The 2024–2025 Ecobonus rounds have closed, and Italy is transitioning toward targeted incentives for low-income and small-business buyers. Regional grants for home chargers remain the most useful residual scheme.
Purchase grants
Ecobonus 2026 (targeted)
Up to €13,750
Low-income households scrapping a Euro 4 or older ICE
Subject to MIMIT decree and available funding — check mimit.gov.it.
Small-business bonus
Up to €20,000
SMEs replacing a commercial vehicle
PNRR-linked fund; opens periodically.
Home & charger
Detrazione IRPEF
50% of cost, up to €3,000
Homeowners installing a wallbox
Spread over 10 years on your tax return.
Regional grants
Variable
Homeowners in select regions
Lombardia, Emilia-Romagna and others run periodic bandi.
Tax & running costs
Bollo (road tax)
Exempt 5 years
New BEV registrations
After 5 years, 75% reduction in most regions.
ZTL access
Free in most cities
BEV owners
Milano, Roma, Torino and others allow BEVs into limited-traffic zones.
