The government’s electric car grant is paid out by the Department for Transport’s Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV), and is designed to make the transition to electric car/vehicle (EV) ownership more affordable for more drivers.
This scheme is available for the purchase of new EV’s from dealerships and manufacturers. If you buy an eligible vehicle you do not need to do anything – the dealer will include the value of the grant in the vehicle’s price.
Visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electric-vehicle-homecharge-scheme-eligible-vehicles for more information on the cars available, or here for up to date information on the grant scheme https://www.gov.uk/plug-in-car-van-grants