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Zero emission vehicle grant portal

Using the zero emission vehicle grant portal to apply for funding as a car manufacturer or dealership.

Updates to this page

From:
Office for Zero Emission Vehicles and Department for Transport
Published:
20 December 2018
Last updated:
1 April 2026
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  1. Updated to reflect change to zero emission vehicle grant.

  2. New limits for plug in van and truck grants.

  3. Updated ECG portal guidance to clarify eligibility rules, validation requirements, audit process, and responsibilities for dealers and manufacturers.

  4. Guidance on definition of purchase price added.

  5. Purchase price definition updated to reflect change to rules on interpolation family variants.

  6. Added guidance on using the portal to administer the Electric Car Grant.

  7. Wheelchair accessible vehicle grant limit updated.

  8. Portal user responsibilities section updated to reflect what to do when a dealer leaves the business or moves to a different dealership.

  9. The plug-in car grant is no longer available with the exception of wheelchair accessible vehicles.

  10. Guidance amended for new rates of £2,500 for small vans and £5,000 for large vans and 1,000 order limit per end customer. This update also adds a wheelchair accessible vehicle grant limit section and a definition of linked enterprises.

  11. The guidance has been updated to reflect the changes to the plug-in grant schemes announced on 18 March 2021.

  12. Removal of paragraph 2.8, which was duplicated in paragraph 3.2. Clarification that rebates were included as a discount for calculating purchase price which can be found in paragraphs 3.2 and 3.3. Update to the grant rates given on the template invoice in Annex A.

  13. First published.

Documents

Using the Electric Car Grant portal

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Using the zero emission vehicle grant portal

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Zero emission vehicle grant sample invoice

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Details

Guidance for car dealerships and manufacturers on how to use the zero emission vehicle grant portal to manage OZEV zero emission vehicle grants.

This page contains separate guidance on using the portal to manage grants for:

  • the Electric Car Grant (ECG)
  • all other zero emission vehicle grants

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