You can get a discount on the price of a brand new low-emission commercial vehicle through a grant the government gives to vehicle dealerships and manufacturers.
Small vans
These vehicles are less than 2,500 kilograms (kg) gross vehicle weight, have CO2 emissions of less than 50g/km and can travel at least 96km (60 miles) without any emissions at all:
- Maxus eDeliver 3 (short wheel base variants)
- Nissan e-NV200
- Nissan Voltia
- Renault Kangoo ZE
- Renault Zoe Van
The grant will pay for 35% of the purchase price for small vans, up to a maximum of £3,000.
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Large vans
These vehicles are between 2,500kg and 3,500kg gross vehicle weight, have CO2 emissions of less than 50g/km and can travel at least 96km (60 miles) without any emissions at all:
- BD Auto eDucato (3.5 tonnes)
- Citroen e-Dispatch
- Fiat e-Ducato
- LEVC VN5
- MAN eTGE
- Maxus eDeliver 3
- Maxus eDeliver 9
- Mercedes-Benz eVito
- Mercedes eSprinter
- Peugeot e-Expert
- Renault Master ZE
- Renault Trucks Master ZE
- Toyota Proace Electric
- Vauxhall Vivaro-e
- Volkswagen ABT e-Transporter
- LDV EV80
The grant will pay for 35% of the purchase price for these vehicles, up to a maximum of £6,000.
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:
- Dynamo Taxi
- LEVC TX
The grant will pay for 20% of the purchase price for these vehicles, up to a maximum of £7,500.
Trucks
These vehicles are between 3,500kg and 12,000kg gross vehicle weight, have CO2 emissions of at least 50% less than the equivalent conventional Euro VI vehicle that can carry the same capacity. They can travel at least 96km (60 miles) without any emissions at all:
- BD Auto eDucato (4.25 tonnes)
- FUSO eCanter
- Paneltex Z75
You can get a grant that covers 20% of the purchase price, up to a maximum of £16,000. This grant is available for the first 250 orders placed. Grants at the £16,000 rate are limited to 10 per customer. After the 250 order limit is reached, a maximum grant rate of £6,000 will apply.