Scrappage Scheme (ICE2EV)

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The ICE2EV scrappage scheme is now closed to new applications.

SEAI can confirm that the ICE2EV Pilot Scrappage Scheme, enabling people with older petrol and diesel cars switch to  electric vehicles, has successfully reached its target of 2000 applications and is now closed  

SEAI would like to assure dealers and motorists that the existing EV grant worth €3,500 remains available for all private customers.

A review of the scheme will be undertaken by Department of Transport & SEAI following its conclusion, examining uptake, emissions impact, and overall value for money, to inform any future policy decisions in this area.


 

People with petrol and diesel cars from 2013 or older are now eligible for grants of €8,500 to purchase a new electric vehicle (EV) under the new ICE2EV scrappage scheme.

Minister Darragh O’Brien announced new measures and changes to the EV grant programme on Wednesday 3rd June. The new measures will come into effect from early July 2026. 

These measures include a scrappage scheme for internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and a change to the price cap of a new M1 passenger battery electric vehicle (BEV) to €50,000. 

Read the full press release (opens in a new tab)

About the scrappage scheme

The aim of the scrappage scheme is to remove the more polluting passenger cars from the Irish fleet and replace them with new electric vehicles. Applications for scrappage will open early July 2026. The scrappage scheme is only eligible for people purchasing a new EV.

(Note, grants for EVs without scrappage are still open as usual) 

The following rules will apply: 

  • The budget amount for this scheme is €10 million. Once all the funds have been given out, the scrappage scheme will close.
  • The budget for this has been allocated as 65% for rural dwellers and 35% for urban. Once the budget for a category has been used up, that category will close.  
  • For urban dwellers the CSO identification of Urban City is being used. Any dwellers outside of this will be, for the purposes of this scheme, considered rural. Your Eircode will be required to validate your address.
  • Scrappage will only apply for new grant eligible Electric Vehicles (EVs) registered as private from 262 onwards.
  • Only private passenger cars are eligible for scrappage.
  • Any ICE vehicle with a registration of 2013 or older is eligible to be scrapped. BEV and PHEVs are not eligible for scrappage under this scheme. 
  • Vehicles must be owned by the customer 12 months prior to date of grant application.
  • The car must be taxed and insured at the time of application. The NCT must be either valid at the time of application or expired no more than 6 months prior to the application date. 
  • The vehicle log book must be provided. 
  • Vehicles can only be scrapped by a registered EV dealer. 
  • Scrappage is only eligible when purchasing a new EV.
  • The EV dealer will deduct the scrappage amount and the relevant grant from the cost of the new private EV. 
  • SEAI will reimburse the EV dealer for the deducted amount.

How to apply

Dealers apply for this grant on behalf of the customer.

Open to EV Dealers who are registered with SEAI.

SEAI will be in touch with registered Dealers with terms and conditions related to this scheme. SEAI will also hold a webinar in June that will walk the Dealers through the process. 

Applications will open early July.

For any queries, please email: [email protected]  

Customer FAQ

  • Applications open from 1 July 2026 for EV dealers to submit
  • You cannot apply or join a waiting list with SEAI before this date

  • You do not apply yourself
  • Your EV dealer submits the application on your behalf
  • The grant and scrappage amount is deducted from the cost of the vehicle
  • The grant is then paid to the dealer 

  • €8,500 total 
  • €3,500 EV grant 
  • plus €5,000 scrappage (if eligible) 

  • Petrol or diesel cars including hybrids
  • 2013 or older
  • It must be an M1 private passenger car
  • It must be owned by the applicant for at least 12 months prior to the date of application

  • It must have valid tax and insurance at the time of applications 
  • NCT must be in date or expired less than 6 months from the date of application

  • No — you will not be eligible if you scrap the car yourself. 
  • You trade the car in with your dealer as normal
  • The dealer must handle the scrappage process on your behalf 

  • It must be a new fully electric vehicle (BEV)
  • There are no grant supports for Hybrid or plug-in hybrid cars

  • Cars up to €60,000 may qualify once the applications has been approved before 31 July at 6pm
  • From 1 August 2026, the maximum price is €50,000 before grant 

  • No — funding is limited to €10 million
  • Applications are processed on a first come, first served basis
  • Funding split: 65% rural and 35% urban city

  • I already own an EV? Yes. Although you cannot get scrappage on an EV, see FAQ 4 for vehicle eligibility 
  • I’m in a two-car household? Yes.
  • I recently bought my current car?  No — you must own it for at least 12 months. 

  • The availability of the grant and scrappage grant is only confirmed once your dealer applies for the grant and gets a letter of offer from SEAI. 
  • If scrappage funding runs out before approval, the scrappage grant cannot be guaranteed. 
  • The EV grant of €3,500 can still be applied for. 

Dealer FAQ

  • Applications to be submitted as normal via the existing EV grant portal
  • Additional information required for the application includes, eircode and registration of the vehicle to be scrapped
  • Dealer must ensure the vehicle being scrapped is eligible for scrappage
  • There will be additional documents required to be uploaded to the system with the invoice and transaction document. TAX, insurance & NCT, discs. Logbook and certificate of destruction. See FAQ 5 for more
  • Applications cannot be submitted before 1 July 2026
  • The scrappage vehicle must not be destroyed before the letter of offer is issued

  • The dealer must submit the application on behalf of the customer. 
  • The dealer must deduct grant + scrappage (€8,500) from the invoice. 
  • The deduction should be clearly shown as “SEAI Grant and Scrappage”. 
  • SEAI reimburses the dealer. 

  • Petrol or diesel cars including hybrids 2013 or older. 
  • It must be a M1 private passenger vehicle. 
  • It must be owned by the applicant for at least 12 months prior to the grant application being submitted. 

  • The name on the logbook must match the applicant for a new BEV. 
  • The vehicle must be owned for at least 12 months prior to application. 

Cohabitant cases 

  • These are allowed where a valid proof of shared address is provided. 
  • The ownership duration requirement still applies. 

  • Certificate of Destruction 
  • Proof of valid tax and insurance at the date of application 
  • Proof of a valid NCT or and expired NCT within the last 6 months prior to application 
  • Vehicle logbook (name and address) 
  • Proof of address where logbook address does not match current address – utility bill / government document dated within the last 6 months. Note: that the header of the document only is required with the customers name and address

  • The vehicle must be scrapped via the selling dealer at an ELVES authorised treatment facility in the Republic of Ireland. 
  • A list of these can be found here on the ELVES website 
  • If a customer scraps the car themselves they are not eligible for the scheme
  • Scrappage should only occur after the transactions been completed

  • The new vehicle must be a new M1 BEV. 
  • It must be registered from 262 onwards. 
  • It must be registered privately and remain so for at least 6 months. 

  • Vehicles priced between €50,000 and €60,000 are grant eligible if applications are submitted and aproved before 31 July at 6pm
  • From 1 August 2026, the maximum eligible price is €50,000
  • These approvals are valid for 4 months and the grant must be paid for in 2026

  • Total budget: €10 million
  • Funding split: 65% rural and 35% Cities, based on CSO classification using Eircode
  • Once a category budget is exhausted, that category closes automatically
  • Dealers will be unable to apply once a category closes

  • Funding is not guaranteed until letter of offer is received
  • Applications are processed on a first come, first served basis
  • All eligibility criteria must be met at application stage
  • There may be timing risks between vehicle delivery and approval, grant offer expires 4 months from letter of offer