New grant 2022

[Malone]

Transport Minister Eamon Ryan has announced that the hugely successful eSPSV scheme has now reopened for business in 2022. The Department of Transport has allocated €15 million for grants this year to enable owners of small public service vehicles, such as taxis, hackneys and limousines, to buy electric vehicles. The means by which this money is being made available to the industry is the Electric SPSV (eSPSV) Grant Scheme 2022. The scheme is funded by the Department of Transport and administered by NTA.

Further information about the eSPSV Grant Scheme 2022, including how to apply, can be found here.

To view the Department of Transport’s press release in relation to launch of the scheme, visit:  gov.ie – Launch of Electric SPSV Grant Scheme 2022 (www.gov.ie)

 
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[Rat Catcher]

€15,000,000 = only 750 cars at the €20,000 rate. Is it first come first served?

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€15,000,000 = only 750 cars at the €20,000 rate. Is it first come first served?

Will priority be given to fleet owners with access to cash?

[John m]

Clodagh Meaney

February 04 2022 02:58 PM

Transport Minister Eamon Ryan has announced that taxi drivers will be offered up to €25,000 to buy Electric Vehicles.

€15 million has been allocated by the Department of Transport to re-open the electric vehicle taxi scheme.

The grants will enable owners of small public service vehicles (SPSV), such as taxis and hackneys, to buy electric vehicles (EVs).

SPSV drivers can apply for grants of up to €10,000 towards the purchase of a new, full-battery eSPSV, with a further €2,500 available to convert it to a wheelchair-accessible model.


Taxi drivers are eligible for double the normal grant when they scrap an older, more polluting or high mileage vehicle and make the switch to electric.

By scrapping and switching to a new fully electric SPSV, €20,000 will be available.

If the taxi is a wheelchair-accessible electric vehicle, the support rises to €25,000.

SPSV drivers who make the switch to an EV can also avail of VRT relief of up to €5,000.

 


The Domestic Charger Scheme, up to €600, and annual toll refunds of up to €1,000.

Speaking about the scheme, Transport Minister Eamon Ryan said: “The electrification of the taxi fleet has been earmarked by the Department of Transport as an important component in the transition to cleaner fuels, contributing to the achievement of our national targets under the Climate Action Plan 2021 for the reduction of greenhouse-gas emissions in the transport sector.

“More and more professional taxi drivers are voting with their wallets and making the move to EVs as an efficient, sustainable and remarkably cost-effective alternative to expensive petrol and diesel


Almost 600 drivers successfully applied for grants in 2021, with over €11 million paid out as well as €4 million in provisional grant offers.

In addition to the eSPSV scheme, the Department of Transport is set to continue to invest in the installation of SPSV-dedicated recharging infrastructure across Ireland.

A number of recharging spots are in place at both Dublin and Cork airports and at a number of train stations including Dublin Heuston, Cork (Kent) and Limerick (Colbert), with more to be added throughout 2022.

[watty]

€15,000,000 = only 750 cars at the €20,000 rate. Is it first come first served?

It is first come first served AFAIK.  The problem will be getting your mitts on an EV.  General gossip suggests regular people are paying deposits now for Sept or later delivery.

If the scheme is like last year, they send you a grant letter of approval and you've 3 months from the date of the letter to get your EV passed out as a taxi.  Gonna be a balancing act to put a deposit on a EV, apply for the grant, manage your savings & loans and line everything up to get your grant money when your taxi is passed out.

[John m]

Its shadow boxing .If they get 10% of the Fleet on Duracell the Cabbages will declare victory over dirty diesel .

[mercenary for hire]

I've convinced myself that I'm not gonna get the EV taxi next time round.When my current one needs changing.Having to put a deposit on a year in advance then maybe the grant money being gone is turning me right off.I'm likely gonna pick up some heap of shite Dacia Logan diesel as it's a lot of unwanted agro going down the EV route.Dunno how I got to this..

The free money is attractive but the vehicles are still too expensive with too many variables.

Best of luck to all that give it a go.





 

[John m]

I've convinced myself that I'm not gonna get the EV vehiclee next time round.When my current one needs changing.Having to put a deposit on a year in advance then maybe the grant money being gone is turning me right off.I'm likely gonna pick up some heap of shite Dacia Logan diesel as it's a lot of unwanted agro going down the EV route.Dunno how I got to this..

The free money is attractive but the vehicles are still too expensive with too many variables.

Get a part worn Crypmobile .Put your Saloon plate on it no need to do any wheelie jobs and ageless use .Them are the rules so use them rules .THE NTA should arrange the lot for you .or appoint an agent .You put down the Deposit and get a ready to drive vehicle within a time frame .If Russia invade we might all get Russian Battery cars from our Comrades .

[mercenary for hire]

If someone gave me a brand new MG for nothing I'd still be complaining about having to plug it in.I'm barely spending 30/40 a week on Juice.Maybe I'm not ready.Seems like a lot of hassle after doing the research.

[Bob Shillin]

€15,000,000 = only 750 cars at the €20,000 rate. Is it first come first served?

Hopefully the dossers have to queue behind the workers.

[John m]

If someone gave me a brand new MG for nothing I'd still be complaining about having to plug it in.I'm barely spending 30/40 a week on Juice.Maybe I'm not ready.Seems like a lot of hassle after doing the research.

8 to 9 hours for a full charge .But beware Today Ireland Inc signed deals for new Gas generation Electricity Generators .The deal is set at Todays Gas Prices so if gas goes down after the second Russian Gas pipe is turned on we are welded into higher Electricity Prices for the next ten Years .Cost of a charge and increased Road Tax might level up the costs with Fosil fuel .Remember the Government want to cut your Emissions not cut  your Costs .

[watty]

If I can put on my know-it-all hat for a moment, I'd advise 3 things before going down the EV grant route:

1.  Pay someone to check your house can take a home charger.  I can see things getting tight with more and more EVs on the road and taxis will be an easy target when people start moaning about the lack of public chargers.

2. Some EV's are like starships inside with huge screens.  If you're looking at a particular model, imagine what a drunken cnut can break at 2am & imagine how much to replace.  You won't be buying it second-hand in the breakers yard!

3. If you can afford them;
a. Kia EV6 - comes with privacy glass that apparently can't be changed by the dealer.
b. Hyundai Ionic doesn't offer a taxi warranty.  They have warranties for private & commercial but not taxis.  I don't know what 'commercial' means.

[watty]

If someone gave me a brand new MG for nothing I'd still be complaining about having to plug it in.I'm barely spending 30/40 a week on Juice.Maybe I'm not ready.Seems like a lot of hassle after doing the research.

If you have a home charger, it's 8 to 9 hours for a full charge while you're sleeping.  But beware Today Ireland Inc signed deals for new Gas generation Electricity Generators .The deal is set at Todays Gas Prices so if gas goes down after the second Russian Gas pipe is turned on we are welded into higher Electricity Prices for the next ten Years .Cost of a charge and increased Road Tax might level up the costs with Fosil fuel .Remember the Government want to cut your Emissions not cut  your Costs .

If you have the right house, solar panels are the next big thing after EV's.  You can hook your solar panels into your home charger & charge the car for free.  And (soon) any excess can be feed back into the grid for a profit.  I'm pretty sure you can get grants for solar panels as well.

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€15,000,000 = only 750 cars at the €20,000 rate. Is it first come first served?

Hopefully the dossers have to queue behind the workers.

Are you buying?