Electric Car Grant 2026: Full list of eligible cars & how to save £3750

How much is the ECG discount worth?

There are two bands of discount for the 2026 UK Electric Car Grant (ECG):

• Band 1: £3750
• Band 2: £1500

For an EV to be eligible for the more generous level of discounting it manufacturer has to demonstrate to the government that it is promoting sustainable standards at all time, including during production and shipping to the UK.

This immediately makes it very difficult for an electric car made outside of European country to receive any ECG discount at all due to the distance they need to be transported by sea using high-emission cargo ships. 

The higher the manufacturer can prove its sustainability levels to be, the more it increases its chances of its cars receiving the more generous Band 1 discount.

Where an acceptable level of sustainability is shown, but where there remains room for improvement, the lower Band 2 discount will be awarded.

Other potentially ECG-eligible cars

The following cars potentially qualify for the Electric Car Grant  in terms of price but don't have their compliance against other criteria confirmed:

*On sale imminently, prices TBC

Alfa Romeo EV Grant

Offering a £1500 discount across the entire Junior Elettrica range, the Alfa Romeo EV Grant is available to private buyers and runs until 30 June 2026.

Even if the Alfa Romeo Junior Elettrica does qualify for the ECG, it will currently only apply to the less powerful 156 models, not the range-topping 280 Veloce as this price reduction does.

Alfa Romeo's EV Grant is in addition to other specific incentives on this compact electric SUV.

BYD 0% APR PCP finance 

Rather than an EV-specific discount campaign, BYD is offering 0% APR PCP finance deals for customers shopping for the Dolphin Surf, Dolphin and Atto 2 models. Each also requires an ultra-low customer deposit equivalent to the monthly instalment figures. 

Qualifying PCP deals are 49 months long and applicable to orders placed before 30 June 2026.

Similar deals are also available on more expensive models which wouldn't qualify for the ECG on price alone. The recently overhauled BYD Atto 3 Evo is available on a 0% APR PCP, with customer deposits ranging from £1999 to £2999, while the larger BYD Seal has a low 1.9& APR on PCPs requiring deposits of between £2999 and £3999.

Dacia 0% APR PCP finance

Spring into a Spring this spring with Dacia's 0% APR PCP finance deals. This package has replaced the firm's own Electric Car Grant scheme for its smallest model.

Order a Dacia Spring before 30 June 2026 to qualify for both 0% APR finance and a £1500 manufacturer deposit contribution. Customers will still have to plough just over £3000 of their own funds into the deposit pot, but when they have the entry-level Spring Expression Electric 70 costs £145 per month while the Extreme Electric 100 is just £155 per month.

Zero percent APR is also available on hire purchase agreements, again with £1500 towards the desposit funded by Dacia.

Geely EV Grant

A new player on the UK market under its own name it may be but the Chinese brand which owns Lotus, Polestar, Volvo and 50% of Smart has gone in hard with the launch of its Geely EX5 family SUV.

Already priced attractively, the EX5 is now even less expensive thanks to the Geely EV Grant discount scheme running until 30 June 2026. How much money is lopped-off depends on the version of the EX5 you choose — the SE model is discounted by £2300, the Pro to the tune of £3200, while there's £3750 deducted from the cost of the range-topping Max.

Geely's EV Grant offer is also available in conjunction with a 0% APR PCP finance package over a 49-month period.

Hyundai PCP deposit contributions

Previously, Hyundai ran its Electric Grant scheme of manufacturer discounting, but from spring 2026 that was replaced by a less generous alternative across a narrower assortment of models. 

While the Kona Electric is so far the only model in Hyundai's range elibible for the government's ECG in Band B, purchasing one with a PCP finance deal will also see the manufacturer contribute £2000 towards your deposit.

There's a £3750 deposit contribution available for the excellent Hyundai Inster, while the larger Ioniq 5, Ioniq 6 and Ioniq 9 now are in receipt of a £1500 contribution. This deal runs until 30 June 2026 but isn't applicable to the fast Hyundai Ioniq 5 N and Ioniq 6 N versions.

Jaecoo EV Grant

With its line-up's Range Rover-esque styling combined with attractively low prices, Jaecoo's rise up the UK new car sales charts has been extraordinary.

Its sole electric model to date is the Jaecoo E5, which is even more appealing courtesy of £3750 chipped off the price thanks to the Jaecoo EV Grant discount. This finance package is available until 30 June 2026.

APR on the PCP deal which runs for 48 months is 3.9%, so low but pricier than the package offered by Jaecoo's sibling brand, Omoda.

Jeep EV Grant

Although some Stellantis brands have been on the ball and sorted out the official ECG discounts across much of their EV ranges, not all have, with the Jeep Avenger Full-Electric being one such model that's languishing as it awaits its eligibility confirmation.

Should it qualify, the discount is likely to be at the Band 2 £1500 level which makes the Jeep EV Grant price reduction all the more interesting. Order your Avenger Full-Electric before 30 June 2026 and you'll enjoy having £3750 knocked off the price of any trim level.

Kia EV offers

While certain versions of the box-fresh Kia EV3 and EV4 hatchback plus the van-based PV5 Passenger MPV are eligible for the Band 2 ECG discount, other electric models from the brand are available with deposit contributions for those buying with PCP finance deals.

Order before 30 June 2026 to benefit from a £3000 contribution towards your deposit on certain EV3s and EV4s and £1500 from Kia towards the deposit on the EV5, EV6 and EV9 – including the GT models. 

Although the all-new Kia EV2 has yet to be confirmed as being eligible for ECG discounts, until it is the firm will discount any orders placed to the value of discount it should qualify for.

Leapmotor Leap-Grant

'Why wait for the government? Leapmotor UK is giving drivers an instant head start with our very own electric car grant,' is the cheerily enticing message on the Chinese brand's website. We'll forgive the Leap-Grant for the curious hyphen usage in its name because it's another scheme offering up to £3750 — and from a brand where the ECG discount is unlikely to apply.

Only the C10 SUV receives the larger discount, with the cheaper T03 city car and the new Leapmotor B10 having a more modest £1500 knocked off its price. Available on cars ordered by 30 June 2026 the Leap-Grant can't be combined with other offers unless explicitly stated.

Note that the Leap-Grant isn't applicable to the range-extender Hybrid EV versions ff the B10 and C10 models.

MG EV Car Grant

Under the guise of the Ronseal-like MG EV Car Grant name, a £1500 discount is available on the new 4 EV Urban, the updated 4 EV plus the SUV-bodied S5 EV and S6 EV, but none of MG's more expensive IM5 and IM6 electric models.

The reduction is offered 'over and above any incentives currently offered by MG’s 155 UK dealer partners' and runs until 30 June 2026. 

Those additional incentives include 0% APR PCP finance on those EV Grant-receiving models and manufacturer deposit contributions of £1000-£1500 on each aside from the MG S5 EV which comes with £3000 towards the deposit.

MINI 0% APR PCP finance 

Although the larger Countryman Electric is in receipt of the ECG, the smaller Cooper Electric and Aceman aren't. To tempt buyers into one of its smaller EVs, MINI is offering 0% APR PCP finance deals on most models in those ranges, providing they are ordered and delivered before 30 June 2026.

Finance terms run for 36 months and also require a minimum of 15% buyer-funded deposit. In addition, MINI offers a five-year servicing package for all of its electric models for just £99.

Omoda EV Grant

Although the the Omoda E5 is more expensive to buy than its namesake sibling from Jaecoo, the finance package on offer until 30 June 2026 is better value.

Unsurprisingly labelled Omoda EV Grant, the scheme mirrors the Jaecoo version with a £3750 discount. 

Where it differs is the associated PCP deal over a 48-month period has a 0% interest rate compared with Jaecoo's 3.9%.

Skywell EV Switch Incentive

Potentially eligible for the ECG in both battery sizes, Skywell is offering £3750 off the price of both versions of its recently improved BE11 thanks to its EV Switch Incentive.

This offer also includes £500 towards the cost of your car insurance premium when purchased through Adrian Flux. The offer is set to run until 30 June 2026.

Smart EV Car Grant

Smart is continuing to heavily discount its remaining stock of brand new 2025 model #1 compact SUVs to the tune of £3500. Combine that with the additional £1500 discount courtesy of the Smart EV Car Grant and that savving swells to £5000, boosted even further by a 0% APR rate.

Savings aren't as generous with the Smart #3 with a total of £2500 deducted from the price of all versions, including the range-topping Brabus version. Available until 30 June 2026 these sale prices are likely to beat any potential ECG discounts available to Smart.

Suzuki Granted 

Recently launched, the Suzuki e Vitara is the Japanese firm's first EV and it's now looking a whole lot more tempting thanks to a range-wide Suzuki Granted discount of £3750, giving a new starting price of £26,249.

Order your e Vitara before 30 June 2026 and you can also benefit from a 0% APR PCP finance deal over 49 months with no deposit required up front.

Toyota Electrified Savings 

While both the Toyota C-HR+ and Proace City Verso Electric are in receipt of the Band 2 ECG discount of £1500, its other EVs – the Urban Cruiser and the recently facelifted bZ4X – are not.

Balancing matters out is the Toyota Electrified Savings scheme. It's essentially a manufacturer discount of £1500 on the non-ECG-compliant models.

As matters stand, Toyota's discount offer runs until 30 June 2026.

Volvo 0% APR PCP finance 

Volvo is operating a number of incentives across is electric vehicle range until 30 June 2026, but we expect the most popular to be the 0% APR PCP deals available for both the EX30 and EX40 models in Plus and Ultra specifications.

In addition, the EX30 comes with a £1500 deposit contribution, while the EX40's is £2500. 

Choose to buy either of those models, or the swoopier EC40 SUV coupe, with a Volvo Loan over 36 months and providing you stump up a 50% deposit, a 0% APR interest rate is applicable here.

Additionally, all new electric and plug-in hybrid Volvos are also eligible for a complimentary Ohme domestic wallbox to keep your car charged at home.