Find out more about the financial support available in Scotland and how you can apply.
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Please note that this page contains information and links most relevant for people living in Scotland.
Looking to buy an electric vehicle or ebike? Or need support to install a domestic charge point?
Support to reduce your travel fuel costs
- loans of up to £6,000 are available to Scottish residents to cover the cost of up to two new ebikes, a new family cargo bike or an adapted cycle
- if you live within a 20km radius of a planned low emission zone, you may be eligible for support to help you move away from older, polluting vehicles
- if you are considering a home chargepoint, you may be eligible for support depending on your circumstances.
Funding available in Scotland
Grants and loans
Domestic chargepoint funding
Grants and loans
ebike loan
Grants and loans
Low emission zone support fund for households
Grants and loans
Used Electric Vehicle Loan
Grants and loans
Mobility and scrappage fund
Grants and loans
ebike grant fund
Grants and loans
Plugged-in communities grant fund
Loan statistics for Scotland
The Low Carbon Transport Loan helps organisations and drivers in Scotland to reduce the carbon impact and fuel costs of their transport and travel arrangements.
| Loan analysis | Low carbon transport loans | |
|---|---|---|
| Cumulative results: 1 April 2023 to 31 September 2023 | Value | Number of loans |
| Paid loans | £9,676,614 | 433 |
| Applications received | £36,965,383 | 1,473 |
| Rejections/withdrawn loans | £8,005,414 | 284 |