Zero-Emission Heavy Duty Vehicle Purchase Grant Scheme

About this scheme

The ZEHDV Purchase Grant Scheme is funded by the Department of Transport and administered by Transport Infrastructure Ireland, with Pierse Fitzgibbon Solicitors LLP acting as Scheme Operator handling all communications. It supports companies buying zero-emission heavy duty vehicles (Battery Electric, Fuel Cell Electric, or low-emission Plug-In Hybrid Electric) instead of diesel equivalents, across vehicle categories from light trucks (N2) to double-deck coaches and buses (M3). The grant amount is calculated as a percentage of the 'price differential' - the gap between the ZEHDV purchase price (ex VAT, ex discounts) and a fixed baseline diesel price set out in the Scheme's reference table for each vehicle category/weight range, with the percentage depending on the applicant's company size. Total maximum aid per undertaking, including affiliates, is capped at €500,000 per budgetary year. Applications run annually from 1 November to 31 October the following year. Vehicles already ordered, purchased or registered before application are ineligible. Applicants apply via an Application Form and, once approved, claim funds via a separate Drawdown Form with supporting documentation.

Who can apply

• Applicant must be a company or enterprise purchasing a zero-emission heavy duty vehicle (ZEHDV)
• Vehicle must not already be ordered, purchased or registered before applying
• Vehicle must be a Battery Electric, Fuel Cell Electric, or qualifying low-emission Plug-In Hybrid Electric vehicle
• Vehicle must fall within the eligible vehicle categories and weight ranges set out in the Scheme Rules (N2/N3 trucks, M2/M3 buses/coaches)
• Applications accepted from 1 November each year, valid until 31 October the following year
• Total maximum aid intensity per undertaking (including affiliates) is €500,000 per budgetary year
• Grant is a percentage of the 'price differential' between the ZEHDV and a fixed baseline diesel price; the percentage covered depends on undertaking size: small enterprises (fewer than 50 staff, turnover/balance sheet ≤€10m) up to 60%; medium enterprises (fewer than 250 staff, turnover ≤€50m/balance sheet ≤€43m) up to 50%; large enterprises (over those thresholds) up to 30%

How to apply

1. 1Complete the Application Form available on the TII website
2. 2Submit the completed form by email to zehdvgrant@pierse.ie
3. 3If approved, applicant receives a Grant Offer Letter setting out indicative timeframes and terms and conditions
4. 4To drawdown approved funding, complete the Drawdown Form and submit by email to zehdvgrant@pierse.ie
5. 5Include supporting documentation with the drawdown submission: logbook per vehicle, invoice per vehicle, insurance per vehicle/fleet insurance, tax disk per vehicle, and company tax clearance number
6. 6Only one grant drawdown is possible per application; any vehicles not claimed at drawdown are permanently removed from the application