Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland: Information for businesses

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The EV Commercial Fleet Trial launched 21 July 2022 to afford businesses the opportunity to test an EV free of charge for a minimum period of 3 months. Its purpose is to show, through real world evidence, the benefits, savings and the suitability and viability of EVs in a commercial setting.

Due to overwhelming demand, applications for the EV Commercial Fleet Trials are now closed. Applications are being assessed by the SEAI who will be in contact with all applicants in the coming weeks.

To access more information please go to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) website.

A grant is available for owners of small public service vehicles (SPSV), such as taxis and hackneys, to buy electric vehicles (EVs).

SPSV drivers can apply for grants of up to €10,000 towards the purchase of a new, full-battery eSPSV, with a further €2,500 available to convert it to a wheelchair-accessible model.

Taxi drivers are eligible for double the normal grant when they scrap an older, more polluting or high mileage vehicle and make the switch to electric. By scrapping and switching €20,000 will be available for a new, fully electric SPSV and if the taxi is a wheelchair-accessible electric vehicle, the supports rise to €25,000.

SPSV drivers who make the switch to an EV can also avail of VRT relief (up to €5,000), the Domestic Charger Scheme (up to €600) and annual toll refunds (up to €500). This is in addition to the significant fuel savings and lower maintenance costs associated with electric models.

Grants are administered by the National Transport Authority (NTA). Further information is available on the NTA website.

SEAI administer a grant support for the purchase of new N1 category electric vehicles for business and public entities.

More information is available on the SEAI website.

Expansion of the current electric vans grant to include large panel vans will be announced later this year.

The SEAI EV Dealership Awards recognise and reward excellence in the promotion and sales of electric vehicles in Ireland.

More information is available on the SEAI website.

The Shared Island Sports Club grant will provide funding to install a network of publicly accessible chargers in communities nationwide through their local sports clubs subject to certain eligibility criteria.

This grant, with funding provided via the government's Shared Island Fund, will operate on an all-island basis and provide grant funding via National Sports Governing Bodies to eligible sports clubs and centres to help defray the cost of installing publicly accessible EV charge points.

ZEVI is engaging with Sports Ireland in the development of this grant.

To promote the decarbonisation of the heavy-duty sector, and to assist road transport companies to transition from fossil fuels, the department launched a new Alternatively-Fuelled Heavy-Duty Vehicle (AFHDV) Purchase Grant Scheme in 2021. The Scheme supports the purchase of new large vans, trucks, buses and coaches.

The Scheme, which is administered by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), is intended to help bridge some of the difference in purchase price between conventional heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) and those powered by alternatively-fuelled power-trains that offer environmental benefits over standard diesel vehicle technologies, and that would not otherwise have been bought.

Grant levels under the Scheme are calculated as a percentage of the difference in price between a conventionally-fuelled diesel HDV and its alternatively-fuelled equivalent.

More information is available on the TII website.

Manufacturers, Importers and Distributors of Electric Vehicle Smart Chargers are now invited to register their products with SEAI on the Triple E register EV Smart Chargers Register/SEAI

Register with SEAI and become a Charge Point Operator (CPO) for the Electric Vehicle Apartment Charger Grant scheme. Deliver and operate electric vehicle charging networks under this new scheme across Ireland Charge Point Operators/Electric Vehicle Charging/SEAI