# Ireland’s new EV scrappage scheme opens tomorrow. Can you still get the €5,000 grant?

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Podcast: [Better With Money](https://stenobird.com/podcast/better-with-money-7327459)
Published: 2026-06-30T04:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this week’s episode, the font of all motoring knowledge Neil Briscoe is taking us through the government’s new pilot ICE to EV scrappage scheme. For us non petrol heads, those acronyms essentially mean “give up yer aul polluting car for an electric vehicle instead.” It involves trading in your end-of-life petrol or diesel car (at least 13 years) for a new EV, and is weighted 65% towards rural dwellers. Opening tomorrow with just 2000 places, the scheme is already oversubscribed. However Neil is expecting the government will announce a new round. He runs through the best value EVs on the market right now from the cheapest options (like the Hyundai Inster) up to the €50,000 grant cap. He also explains why small EVs are getting cheaper, and why the growing used-EV market shouldn’t be discounted. Presented by Aideen Finnegan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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