The UK government is replacing its current electric vehicle scheme at the end of this year with a tiered support scheme relating to vehicle emissions . The previous grant which awarded EV owners up to £ 5000 towards the purchase of their new vehicles has now been replaced with a system that awards grants based on targeting cars with the lowest emissions . It is unconfirmed the exact amount of money the government is putting towards the grant but £ 200 million of funding is already in place to fund the scheme .
The UK government is replacing its current electric vehicle scheme at the end of this year with a tiered support system related to vehicle emissions. The previous grant which awarded EV owners up to £5000 towards the purchase of their new car has now been replaced with a system that awards grants based on targeting cars with the lowest emissions. It is unconfirmed the exact amount of money the government is putting towards the grant but £200 million of funding is already in place to support the scheme.