Save up to €8,500 on the Government Scrappage Scheme

People with petrol and diesel cars from 2013 or older are now eligible for grants of €8,500 to purchase a new electric vehicle (EV) under the new ICE2EV scrappage scheme.


 

Minister Darragh O’Brien announced new measures and changes to the EV grant programme on Wednesday 3rd June. The new measures will come into effect from early July 2026. These measures include a scrappage scheme for internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and a change to the price cap of a new M1 passenger battery electric vehicle (BEV) to €50,000. 

About the scrappage scheme

The aim of the scrappage scheme is to remove the more polluting passenger cars from the Irish fleet and replace them with new electric vehicles. Applications for scrappage will open early July 2026. The scrappage scheme is only eligible for people purchasing a new EV.

(Note, grants for EVs without scrappage are still open as usual) 

Customer FAQ

  • Applications open from 1 July 2026 for EV dealers to submit
  • You cannot apply or join a waiting list with SEAI before this date
  • You do not apply yourself
  • Your EV dealer submits the application on your behalf
  • The grant and scrappage amount is deducted from the cost of the vehicle
  • The grant is then paid to the dealer
  • €8,500 total
  • €3,500 EV grant
  • plus €5,000 scrappage (if eligible)
  • Petrol or diesel cars including hybrids
  • 2013 or older
  • It must be an M1 private passenger car
  • It must be owned by the applicant for at least 12 months prior to the date of application
  • It must have valid tax and insurance at the time of applications
  • NCT must be in date or expired less than 6 months from the date of application
  • No — you will not be eligible if you scrap the car yourself.
  • You trade the car in with your dealer as normal
  • The dealer must handle the scrappage process on your behalf
  • It must be a new fully electric vehicle (BEV)
  • There are no grant supports for Hybrid or plug-in hybrid cars
  • Cars up to €60,000 may qualify once the applications has been approved before 31 July at 6pm
  • From 1 August 2026, the maximum price is €50,000 before grant
  • No — funding is limited to €10 million
  • Applications are processed on a first come, first served basis
  • Funding split: 65% rural and 35% urban city
  • I already own an EV? Yes. Although you cannot get scrappage on an EV, see FAQ 4 for vehicle eligibility
  • I’m in a two-car household? Yes.
  • I recently bought my current car?  No — you must own it for at least 12 months.
  • The availability of the grant and scrappage grant is only confirmed once your dealer applies for the grant and gets a letter of offer from SEAI.
  • If scrappage funding runs out before approval, the scrappage grant cannot be guaranteed.
  • The EV grant of €3,500 can still be applied for.