EV Grant 2021

[Shallowhal]

Maybe Watty, I think in the application form it says payment will be within 20 working days.I assumed we'd need a bridging loan of some sort.

Maybe you could bring the grant approval letter to the bank/lender.

[mercenary for hire]

I wonder if the covid payment will be counted on as a regular income for the purposes of getting a loan..

[Shallowhal]

I wonder if the covid payment will be counted on as a regular income for the purposes of getting a loan..

Be a reason to refuse it!!

[john m]

VAT is to go back up to 23 pc from the end of next month, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has announced.

In a blow to consumers and retailers alike, the effective hike — from the current rate of 21pc — will hit about half of all retail and other transactions in the State.

It means would-be purchasers of expensive items, such as a new car, have about seven weeks left to take advantage of the continuing lower rate.

[watty]

Saw this 20 min video on youtube.  It's an Oct 2020 review of the 40kwh Leaf as a taxi. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0Rk7HKdfo

Irish taxi driver (T12353) imported a 2018 40kwh Leaf into Ireland.  He does 50km a year & he's up to 100k km (Oct 2020).  Battery degradation was approx 8% and he reckoned he'd get another(?) 4 or 5 years out of it. 

Car was fine at lower speeds in town but terrible on the motorway.  Big enough for 3 in the back and boot was fine for airport luggage.  Didn't mention battery life during winter.

Lives in Greystones and works Sth Dublin 'and the airport'.   When going home, he'd stop in Bray and charge to 80% when charger was free and then do the final 20% overnight at his house.  Now he just drives straight home 'cause Bray charger costs and it's cheaper to charge to 100% at home.

Interesting video.  He seems to get by using a 40kwh battery.

[mercenary for hire]

I think yer man logs in here sometimes.He used to drive a Superb estate with Metalica stickers on the back.He drives like an absolute tool.

Anyway my reasoning for the bigger leaf is it's another 7k and in the event of any further degradation of the battery I wouldn't be caught out.I would be keeping it for at least 5 years if not the full 10.Losing 8% is a lot.Especially if it keeps losing smaller amounts over the years after that.

[markmiwurdz]

Think some of you lads already have this cracked the Prius Hybrid looks the best car for the job .

True John...mine uses fukall juice...cos it's sitting in the driveway this last while.

Is there a few quid grant if you buy hybrid ?To many questions about all electric to pony us serious cash .

No grant for the hybirds from what I can see,so a new bigger leaf is going to be about 41300K before grants?

[john m]

S Mc Carten who was on here bought one .He might tell you how good they are if you PM him

[john m]

Did Tim from Hailo not go to Toyota .I wonder would he be up for doing a deal with a taxi driver to drive one for a year and blog how good or bad you find it .Then sell it to you for a few grand .The Publicity could be a gamechanger if they were any good .The ESB sponsored a Taxi car and Van a few years ago they seem to have disappeared the van was last seen on the back of a rescue truck .

[Shallowhal]

He went to Renault.....if he had of have gone to Toyota....what car could he have offered?

[Shallowhal]

Made an enquiry with the NTA regarding eligibility for the eSPSV grant if your licence is inactive...as mine is at present....and the answer is yes you can apply....for those of you interested.

[U Wha]

I suppose the lads who are serious about getting a new car have access to cash or loans.To get the 20k off the NTA you need to borrow or have the full price of the car already.At least 33/40k.

I think the NTA send the money after it's plated up.Not many would be eligible for a loan that size.

I was wondering the same.  Not many can pony up €30-40k in this environment and hope they'll get some of it back later on.   

The application notes say not to buy the car before you get the grant.  So maybe the grant is a cheque of sorts and you go in with your 'cash' and your grant letter.  And once the money clears, the garage releases the car to you?

The NTA warn people not to buy the vehicle until the grant is 'approved' because there is no guarantee you will be approved, like for example the closing date passes or the total budget for grants has been issued.
(Don't think that ever happened except in first year).

Once you are 'approved' you can buy or finance the vehicle safely knowing the funds will issue as long as you comply with terms and conditions of the offer. Like approved vehicle, conditional offer, wheelie training etc.

Some of the wheelie motor dealers were clued into the grants and took it off the price and processed the grant directly with NTA. Sort of like a deposit.  Not sure how many e-vehicle dealers will be up to speed for a while.

I am in the middle of the process right now for a wheelie grant.

[U Wha]

Made an enquiry with the NTA regarding eligibility for the eSPSV grant if your licence is inactive...as mine is at present....and the answer is yes you can apply....for those of you interested.

Anybody can get the grant for e-vehicles. But the grants are higher for existing spsv licence holders that replace their old vehicles.

The wheelie grant is restricted to 'existing' spsv drivers or vehicle licence holders.

[Shallowhal]

Anybody can get the grant for e-vehicles. But the grants are higher for existing spsv licence holders that replace their old vehicles.

Which is why i contacted them regarding if a licence is inactive will the licence holder still be eligible,i'd never assume anything with the NTA...they could easily have said that the licence would need to be reactivated before the application would be considered.

[Rat Catcher]

When you say anybody can get the grant for e-vehicles, does that include saloon eSPSVs?