About the Grant
From January 2018, a new SEAI grant is available to support electric car owners to install a charger in their home. The grant is available to purchasers of both NEW AND SECOND HAND electric cars.
Grants can be claimed against any of our car chargers. As long-standing supporters and advocates of the SEAI electric car grant schemes, since May 2016, we’ve been working to support the electrification of motoring in Ireland.
The SEAI website provides the up to date information on the grant scheme.
Grants can be claimed against any of our car chargers. As long-standing supporters and advocates of the SEAI electric car grant schemes, since May 2016, we’ve been working to support the electrification of motoring in Ireland.
The SEAI website provides the up to date information on the grant scheme.
WHAT IS THE GRANT WORTH? The grant is €600 per household.
WHAT CONDITIONS APPLY? To qualify for the SEAI grant, the following conditions must be satisfied in relation to the applicant and the vehicle.
Am I eligible for a Grant?
Applicant
• Any private owner who buys an eligible EV in 2018 or later is eligible to apply for this grant.
• The EV must be parked on an off-street parking location associated with the home and the charger must be connected back to the fuse board of the home of the applicant.
• The Meter Point Reference Number (MPRN), which you can find on your electricity bill, will be used to confirm the location of your home.
• The property cannot be associated with a previous EV vehicle grant and charge point offer. For example, it cannot have availed of the free ESB Ecars home charger pre 2018.
• Do not commence any work before the start date on your Letter of Offer otherwise this expenditure will be deemed ineligible and you will not receive grant support for it.
Vehicle
• Only vehicles registered new or bought second hand from 2018 onwards are eligible for a home charger grant.
• Only vehicles which are now or were previously eligible for grant support under the EV Grant Scheme are eligible.
• EVs include Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) or Plugin Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs).
• Vehicles purchased new in Ireland, privately imported as new or privately imported as second hand and registered in Ireland in 2018 or later are eligible.
• Second-hand cars where ownership by the applicant occurs in 2018 or onwards are eligible.
• Vehicles must be registered for private use.
• Any private owner who buys an eligible EV in 2018 or later is eligible to apply for this grant.
• The EV must be parked on an off-street parking location associated with the home and the charger must be connected back to the fuse board of the home of the applicant.
• The Meter Point Reference Number (MPRN), which you can find on your electricity bill, will be used to confirm the location of your home.
• The property cannot be associated with a previous EV vehicle grant and charge point offer. For example, it cannot have availed of the free ESB Ecars home charger pre 2018.
• Do not commence any work before the start date on your Letter of Offer otherwise this expenditure will be deemed ineligible and you will not receive grant support for it.
Vehicle
• Only vehicles registered new or bought second hand from 2018 onwards are eligible for a home charger grant.
• Only vehicles which are now or were previously eligible for grant support under the EV Grant Scheme are eligible.
• EVs include Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) or Plugin Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs).
• Vehicles purchased new in Ireland, privately imported as new or privately imported as second hand and registered in Ireland in 2018 or later are eligible.
• Second-hand cars where ownership by the applicant occurs in 2018 or onwards are eligible.
• Vehicles must be registered for private use.
How can it be claimed?
The grant can be claimed against the purchase and installation cost of our SEAI approved chargers. To make a claim, applicants must follow these steps…
Step by step process
1. Firstly, you should apply for an application form SEAI. To do this you need to maill: EVgrantscheme@seai.ie and and enter ‘EV Home Charger Application‘ in the title. You may also receive a hard copy of the application form from your nearest registered EV dealer. From the 7th January 2018, you will be able to apply online.
2. Once your application has been approved, you will receive a Letter of Offer. This will be issued to you complete with a set of Terms and Conditions and a Payment Request form.
3. From when you receive your Letter of Offer, you have 6 months to complete the installation of your charge point.
4. The work can only be performed by a fully qualified electrician who is registered accordingly with Safe Electric Ireland.
5. Once the installation is completed you should complete the Payment Request Form. This will be completed by you and your Electrician.
6. Your Electrician must provide you with a copy of the Certificate Number 3. Review this and ensure it is completed properly.
7. Post your Payment Request Form to the address indicated on the Form together with the following items:
• Fully signed and completed Payment Request Form including bank account details
• Certificate Number 3
• Copy of Test Record sheet from Electrician
• Vehicle Registration Form (not required for a New car purchased in Ireland)
• Photographs of the installed charge point and the EV showing vehicle registration plate
Your electrician must send a fully completed copy of the Certificate Number 3 to Safe Electric Ireland. SEAI will check with Safe Electric Ireland that the relevant certificate has been filled for that work and that the electrician is a fully approved and registered electrician. Once this is confirmed, SEAI will make an electronic payment of the grant amount to the bank details provided by the you.
Step by step process
1. Firstly, you should apply for an application form SEAI. To do this you need to maill: EVgrantscheme@seai.ie and and enter ‘EV Home Charger Application‘ in the title. You may also receive a hard copy of the application form from your nearest registered EV dealer. From the 7th January 2018, you will be able to apply online.
2. Once your application has been approved, you will receive a Letter of Offer. This will be issued to you complete with a set of Terms and Conditions and a Payment Request form.
3. From when you receive your Letter of Offer, you have 6 months to complete the installation of your charge point.
4. The work can only be performed by a fully qualified electrician who is registered accordingly with Safe Electric Ireland.
5. Once the installation is completed you should complete the Payment Request Form. This will be completed by you and your Electrician.
6. Your Electrician must provide you with a copy of the Certificate Number 3. Review this and ensure it is completed properly.
7. Post your Payment Request Form to the address indicated on the Form together with the following items:
• Fully signed and completed Payment Request Form including bank account details
• Certificate Number 3
• Copy of Test Record sheet from Electrician
• Vehicle Registration Form (not required for a New car purchased in Ireland)
• Photographs of the installed charge point and the EV showing vehicle registration plate
Your electrician must send a fully completed copy of the Certificate Number 3 to Safe Electric Ireland. SEAI will check with Safe Electric Ireland that the relevant certificate has been filled for that work and that the electrician is a fully approved and registered electrician. Once this is confirmed, SEAI will make an electronic payment of the grant amount to the bank details provided by the you.