The new Nissan Leaf – the latest version of the ground-breaking original electric car – has been confirmed as eligible for the government’s Electric Car Grant, securing drivers a discount of up to £3,750, taking the price to £32,249. The move also represents a timely boost for manufacturing in the North East, where the Leaf will be built at Nissan’s Sunderland plant.
The decision comes as the government expands its Electric Car Grant (ECG) list, with the updated scheme now live. Ford (with the Puma Gen-E and E-Tourneo Courier) and Citroen (with the e-C5 Aircross Long Range) were the first recipients of the full Band One discount of £3,750, with 35 other EVs who don’t quite meet the government’s full green criteria getting £1,500 off in Band Two of the Grant.
