The level of grants has been cut to £1,500 from £2,500 for electric cars priced under £32,000, with currently around 20 models on the market. This removes the majority of executive cars, but the government says the grants are directed at those who need more support to make the investment in an electric vehicles.

Support for wheelchair accessible vehicles is being prioritised, with these retaining the £2,500 grant and a higher £35,000 price cap. Government’s total investment in the EV transition remains unchanged.

Grant rates for the Plug in Van Grant will now be £5,000 for large vans and £2,500 for small vans, with a limit of 1,000 per customer per year. Plug in Van Grant orders in 2021 are already over 250% higher than in 2020, demonstrating the strong shift to an electric future.