Electric Car Grant 2026: Which cars get them and how to apply

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 31 March 2026.

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

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

BYD incentives

Rather than an EV-specific discount campaign, BYD is offering small deposit, low APR packages for customers shopping for the Dolphin Surf and Atto 2 models.

Across those models, deposits are set at the same level as the monthly costs, equating to between £269 and £309 for the BYD Dolphin Surf in additional to a further contribution of between £635 and £1368 from the retailer. APR is 3.9% APR over 49 months for orders placed before 31 January 2026.

For the BYD Atto 2 it's a very low APR of 1.9% with customer deposits of £359 to £399, supplemented by BYD contributions of £1970 and £3550 respectively. Again over a 49-month term, orders have to be placed before 31 January 2026.

Dacia Electric Car Grant

Despite being the cheapest EV on sale, the recently updated Dacia Spring is now even more attractive thanks to the company's own Electric Car Grant scheme.

Order your Spring before 31 January 2026 and thanks to the discount of the Dacia Electric Car Grant a further £3750 will be knocked off the price.

That makes the entry-level Spring Expression 70 £12,240 and the Exreme 100 even better value at just £1000 more.

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 31 March 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.

GWM Grant

Although the GWM Green Grant's name has been tweaked for 2026, it still matches the full £3750 Band 1 level of ECG discount.

That brings the price of the cheapest GWM Ora 03 — the car formerly known as the Funky Cat — down to £21,245, a price cut we think it's been crying — meeowing? — out for amid the arrival of far cheaper competitors. 

Not only that, the PCP deal is at 0% APR, with customer deposits at approximately 1% of each model's normal retail price. 

Hyundai Electric Grant

Another EV we thought was too expensive for its own good is the excellent Hyundai Inster. Great news then, thanks to the Hyundai Electric Grant discount scheme £3750 has lopped-off the price for all private buyers ordering before 31 March 2026, bringing the entry-level Inster 01 under the £20,000 mark.

Aside from the Inster, only the Kona Electric is expected to be potentially elibible for the government's ECG, yet Hyundai's own Electric Grant also sees a £1500 reduction applicable to the rest of its EV range, including the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N performance car and the newly launched Hyundai Ioniq 9 seven-seater SUV. 

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 31 March 2026 and you'll enjoy having £3750 knocked off the price of any trim level in a deal which can be used in conjunction with 0% finance and any other negotiated discounts.

Kia EV offers

While certain versions of the box-fresh Kia EV4 and van-based PV5 Passenger MPV are eligible for the Band 2 ECG discount, the smaller Kia EV3 so far isn't covered under the government's scheme.

Purchase an EV3 through one of the firm's PCP deals before 31 March 2026 to benefit from a £3000 contribution towards your deposit and the car's first two services at zero cost.

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 31 March 2026 the Leap-Grant can't be combined with other offers unless explicitly stated.

MG EV Car Grant

Under the guise of the Ronseal-alike MG EV Car Grant name, a £1500 discount is available on the MG 4 EV — including the XPower version — and the MG S5 EV, but none of MG's more expensive electric models.

The reduction is offered 'over and above any incentives currently offered by MG’s 155 UK dealer partners' and runs until 31 March 2026. 

'MG has been a key contributor to the EV sector, consistently recognising the economic and environmental benefits of introducing a wide range of affordable, electric-only models,' said MG's UK commercial boss, Guy Pigounakis, adding: 'this announcement underlines this commitment and in addition to this, we will also seek to work constructively with the Government to further increase the sale of EVs.'

Omoda & Jaecoo EV Tax Rebate

Rather than trying to compete with the ECG discount, Omoda and Jaecoo are instead targeting the government's planned introduction of a 3p/mile VED tax for electric car drivers set to be introduced in April 2028.

Buy an Omoda E5 or a Jaecoo E5 on a 48-month finance scheme provided by the company and it will discount the the car to the tune of £600.

While that doesn't sound like a significant amount of money to knock off, it's the equivalent of 20,000 miles-worth of driving at 3p/mile under the proposed scheme, representing three years' motoring for a typical electric car.

Skywell EV Switch Incentive

Relative newcomer to the UK market, Skywell has also drawn attention to the complicated and potentially lengthy nature of the ECG application process: 'A number of caveats and requirements have been set by the government before any vehicle is approved onto the new electric car grant scheme, which has left manufacturers, dealers and customers in limbo,' said Skywell UK general manager, David Clark. 'We want to start this process immediately, but we must first gather all the required documentation from Skywell, which could take many months.'

Potentially eligible for the ECG in cheaper Standard Range form, Skywell is offering £3750 off the price of both versions of its recently improved BE11 thanks to its EV Switch Incentive, which also includes £500 towards the cost of your annual insurance policy. The offer is set to run until 31 March 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 Brabus. Available until 31 March 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 31 March 2026 and it includes the supply and installation of an Ohme domestic wallbox charger, allowing you to make the most of convenience provided by running an EV.