Higher value EVs not eligible for £3,000 PiCG (grant) anymore!

[kelvin 660]

Moderator comment - thread renamed for clarity from "Tesla not getting £3,000 grant anymore!"

I wonder what will happen to new prices?

Grants for electric cars 'will be slashed by £500'

A surge in demand has placed huge strain on the scheme, meaning the highest grant available is being dropped to £2,500, while the upper limit of eligible cars is down from £50,000 to £35,000.

mol.im

 

[Neilda]

Moderator comment - duplicate post moved from "EV Grant reduction"

I didn't spot this anywhere else....

It is to be announced that the car grant for EV's will drop to £2,500 from today (March 18) and that the upper limit for eligible cars will be dropped to £35,000.

This effectively means that the cost of a Tesla is set to rise.

 

[Surturminn]

I wonder what will happen to new prices?

Grants for electric cars 'will be slashed by £500'

A surge in demand has placed huge strain on the scheme, meaning the highest grant available is being dropped to £2,500, while the upper limit of eligible cars is down from £50,000 to £35,000.

mol.im

This article is originally from The Times which is linked In the DM article.....states that it is “with effect from today”? Behind a pay wall, so can’t see it all.....

Presumably, finalised orders won’t be affected, or will they as final balances not paid?

 

[nxsynjs]

It's not a surprising move tbh it was always going to reduce until it was gone, and I suspect lease deals won't be affected until next month.. It is hard to argue the taxpayer should subsidise someone who wants to pay 40K on a new car.

I guess Tesla could knock 2,500 off the price of a new car to compensate or they could raise the price because the cars are selling well enough and they don't need to keep the cost of the LR under 50k

 

[Durzel]

On GOV.UK now too:

Plug-in car, van and truck grant to be targeted at more affordable models to allow more people to make the switch

As more people than ever opt for electric vehicles, the government announces changes to the plug-in car, van and truck grant.

www.gov.uk

Effective today, so it’s already happened. Anyone ordering a new Tesla now gets no grant.

 

[simonh]

Didn't Tesla just cut the price of the car by an equivalent amount to the grant when something similar happened in the US?

 

[Durzel]

It’s hard to argue that this isn’t fair, really. Most EVs are under that threshold, and this is about getting your average person out of an ICE (a new one) into an EV.

Your average person looking at replacing their runabout is going to be looking at Zoes, Leafs, i3s, etc. Teslas are a bit of a “luxury” EV, being positioned as an aspirational brand.

 

[twmorgan11]

So... my Tesla is being picked up Saturday. Do I still get the grant? Shall I call Tesla and ask them to let me pick it up today?

 

[UrbanSplash]

UK grant removed! That’s me out. I can’t justify nearly £50k for a Hyundai, regardless how cool it is. I will be declining the project 45 order. Will stick with my M3

Plug-in car, van and truck grant to be targeted at more affordable models to allow more people to make the switch

As more people than ever opt for electric vehicles, the government announces changes to the plug-in car, van and truck grant.

www.gov.uk

 

[Durzel]

So... my Tesla is being picked up Saturday. Do I still get the grant? Shall I call Tesla and ask them to let me pick it up today?

If you’ve had a final invoice - presumably you have - then you’re fine. To be honest if the car would’ve been registered on the Government portal for the grant by now.

 

[Yev000]

Wow.... I consider myself lucky then... got one grant in Sept 2019, then another 2 weeks ago. Good thing I didnt delay the purchase.

By the way its still applied today.... And the Tesla purchase site has changed somewhat.

 

[Neilio]

I can understand reducing the grant. Reducing the threshold seems far to soon in my opinion. Not enough people have adopted EVs yet. They are more expensive than equivalent ICE and there's not much you can get for under 35000. At least nothing that isn't a city car. Maybe a leaf?

 

[squarepeg77]

This grant change puts a different angle on why Tesla were reported to have lobbied the government

Elon Musk’s Tesla lobbied UK to raise tax on petrol and diesel

Electric carmaker’s submission to the government said grants for battery powered cars could be revenue-neutral

www.theguardian.com

 

[kelvin 660]

It looks like Tesla have reduced the price by £3,000 as there is no mention of government grant on website...

 

[Yev000]

And I guess the gov site hasnt changed yet

Low-emission vehicles eligible for a plug-in grant

Check which electric (plug-in) and hybrid vans, trucks and motorbikes are available for a grant.

www.gov.uk

 

[squarepeg77]

I’m stunned they changed this with no notice.

Plug-in car, van and truck grant to be targeted at more affordable models to allow more people to make the switch

As more people than ever opt for electric vehicles, the government announces changes to the plug-in car, van and truck grant.

www.gov.uk

The ”green recovery” is just going to paid lip service, as usual

 

[Yev000]

It looks like Tesla have reduced the price by £3,000 as there is no mention of government grant on website...

 

[flowuk]

It looks like Tesla have reduced the price by £3,000 as there is no mention of government grant on website...

If you go to the final order page, the government grant is still listed.

 

[Durzel]

GOV.UK site has been updated, links are above.

Pretty sure the Tesla invoices/orders say that the PICG is subject to availability, not guaranteed, etc.

It looks like the Govt caught everyone on the hop with this, as it wasn’t mentioned in the budget etc.

 

[Surturminn]

It looks like Tesla have reduced the price by £3,000 as there is no mention of government grant on website...

Call me a cynic, but that just gives the impression that the manufacturer were pocketing the grant as opposed to the consumer......much like the OLEV grant, which sees installation inflated compared to what a local company would charge........

I know it’s unfortunately the norm, but still.......