Best electric car deals: today's top discounts and incentives on new EVs
Making the switch to an EV? These car brands have an offer (or two) for you
Switching to an electric car is a big step for most people, and one that can require some lifestyle changes and financial commitments, such as investing in a home EV charger.
Car manufacturers are very keen for motorists to make the switch, so some brands are offering incredible deals to ease buyers’ path into an EV. Below, we’ve brought together the best electric car deals currently available from all the top brands.
Brand-new electric-car prices have been steadily decreasing over the past few years, but in July 2025, the UK government announced that it was introducing a new electric car incentive scheme in the form of the Electric Car Grant.
The grant is available on qualifying new electric cars under £37,000 and can reduce their price by up to £3,750 but you can find out more on our dedicated Electric Car Grant page.
Manufacturers were already offering big discounts on many EVs and the arrival of the grant has spurred them to further action. These incentives range from deposit contributions, to free EV chargers and credit for public charging, all the way up to thousands of pounds off the price of a new electric car.
If you’re interested in any of the EV deals below, you can get them through the Auto Express Find a Car service.
Alfa Romeo Junior - £1,500 contribution, 0% APR
Alfa Romeo took a while to enter the world of electric cars, but the Junior is a likeable EV for the most part. While it’s not the most practical SUV out there, this Alfa is as sporty and fun as you’d expect, and it still manages to feel special despite sharing a number of components with other Stellantis SUVs.
In order to lure buyers away from some better-known alternatives, Alfa Romeo has introduced its very own ‘Alfa Romeo EV Grant’. The scheme offers new private car buyers a £1,500 contribution towards any Alfa Romeo Junior Elettrica across the range.
Not only are you getting £1,500 off a new Junior, Alfa Romeo is also offering 0 per cent APR when putting down a 25 per cent deposit on a Personal Contract Purchase (PCP) finance deal.
BYD - Five years free servicing
BYD is one of the fastest-growing Chinese car brands in the UK, but the relative newcomer has conceded that it's unlikely to meet the eligibility criteria for the Government’s Electric Car Grant.
However, to keep buyer interest high, BYD is offering five years of free servicing on Dolphin Surf, Dolphin, Atto 3 and approved used BYD vehicles purchased through the official BYD retailer network. Not only that, BYD has also increased its battery warranty to 200,000km (155,000 miles) or eight years on selected models.
Ford – Power Promise
The Ford Puma Gen-E was the first car to qualify for the maximum Electric Car Grant, but that’s not stopping the Blue Oval offering its Ford Power Promise, which is designed to help drivers get behind the wheel of a Ford EV.
The headline feature is a free wallbox charger and free standard installation in partnership with Octopus Energy, plus up to 10,000 miles of free electricity (the equivalent of £217 in credit). Ford is also throwing in five years’ Roadside Assistance, which covers towing to the nearest charging station to alleviate range anxiety.
Alongside this frankly bonkers offer, buyers can already claim money off certain models in the Ford line-up (the Mustang Mach-E is currently being offered with a discount in excess of £8,000).
Hyundai – Free charging credit
Choose a Hyundai for your next electric car and a partnership with Octopus Energy means you could net yourself £240 worth of home charging credit to help keep running costs even lower than they typically would be. Once you sign on the dotted line, you’ll be able to enter a promo code on the Octopus website to sign up for one of its EV tariffs and claim the credit, which will ultimately be used to deduct funds from your electricity bill.
Kia – One year of Kia Charge Plus
Not keen to hang around and wait on its Electric Car Grant application, Kia is offering a £1,500 deposit contribution when taking out a Personal Contact Purchase agreement (PCP) on a Kia EV3. You’ll also get Kia Charge Plus thrown in for free for a whole year.
This essentially gives subscribers access and discounts at a variety of chargepoint providers – including the likes of Instavolt and Osprey, with the option to add Ionity, BP Pulse and Pod Point as a paid option.
Leapmotor - Leap-Grant
Leapmotor isn’t waiting for confirmation from the UK Government and has taken matters into its own hands, applying discounts across its entire electric car range to match the value of the Electric Car Grant (ECG).
The so-called ‘Leap-Grant’ discounts mean that the Leapmotor T03 electric city car gets £1,500 off its On the Road (OTR) price and now starts from £14,495. This undercuts the Dacia Spring by £500, making it the cheapest electric car currently on sale. The larger Leapmotor C10 electric SUV gets the full ECG saving of £3,750 and now starts from £32,750. Both cars are available on 0 per cent APR finance.
Lexus - £3,750 contribution and 0% APR
Well built, luxurious and just a little bit left-field, Lexus SUVs are becoming an increasingly common sight on the UK’s roads. It would appear Toyota’s premium division is keen to keep the numbers growing, too, because it’s currently offering 0 per cent interest on two of its EVs, as well as a Lexus allowance saving of £3,750.
With the UX claiming up to 279 miles of range, and the RZ 297, neither of these models is out of its depth on longer journeys. The daily commute should prove a breeze too, because both of these cars are exceptionally comfortable. Perhaps the best news, though, is that these upmarket SUVs should also prove surprisingly cheap to run.
Mercedes – All–electric track offer
It may not be inherently useful per se, but Mercedes’ incentive for EV customers is certainly rather exciting; purchase an electric Merc and you’ll be treated to an electric-car driving experience at Mercedes-Benz World in Weybridge, Surrey. No prior track experience is necessary and you’ll get roughly an hour behind the wheel with a trained instructor, teaching you how to drive an electric SUV and a 617bhp AMG EQE 53 to the best of your ability on low and high-friction surfaces.
MG - Up to £4,740 off the MG4
MG is another manufacturer that hasn’t wasted any time waiting to find out if any of its models will qualify for the Government’s new Electric Car Grant. So to remove any confusion, MG has introduced its very own MG EV Car Grant.
This offers £1,500 off brand-new MG4 or MG4 XPower models, and is applied on top of the existing £3,250 MG deposit contribution or 0 per cent APR finance on a PCP plan.
MG is also offering the MGS5 EV with a deposit contribution of £1,500 with zero per cent APR on a PCP plan. You’ll also benefit from MG’s £1,500 EV grant.
Renault 5 for £84 per month
Few cars have caused as much of a stir in recent years as the new Renault 5. This fully electric supermini manages to tread a perfect line between nostalgia and modernity, and Renault is taking a pleasingly old-fashioned approach to this special offer, too. If you purchase a Renault 5 on a PCP plan, you can get it for as little as £84 per month at zero per cent APR.
Yes, you did read that correctly. For £84 per month, you’ll be able to get behind the wheel of the entry-level Evolution 40kWh Urban Range. Although it has the smallest battery of the line-up, it still offers a decent maximum claimed range of 193 miles. Renault’s retro EV also holds up well at motorway speeds, offering a decent level of refinement and stability regardless of its small size.
Sounds too good to be true? You would have to put down a sizable deposit of just under £8,600 and the contract only runs over 24 months.
Smart #1 and #3 pricing lowered by £1,500
Smart only has two models in its line-up (until the #5 comes later this year) and they're both electric, so the Government's Electric Car Grant will have made it sit up and listen. It's done just that by offering both the #1 and #3 and 'Smart EV Car Grant', lowering the price of the #1 to £26,460 with Smart's additional £2,000 price cut, and the #3 down to £30,460. We'll have to wait a see if the new #5 gets the same
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Vauxhall – Electric All In
Vauxhall is going all-in on pushing customers towards its EV line-up, and we mean that quite literally; the British firm’s Electric All In scheme is providing buyers with an array of incentives, including £500 towards the purchase and installation of a charger, plus 10,000 miles’ worth of electricity when you switch your home energy tariff to Intelligent Octopus Go.
Looking to spend a lot of time on the road or already have a charger? Vauxhall’s All In scheme also provides the option of swapping the wallbox for £500 of public charging credit for the Tesco PodPoint or Octopus Electroverse networks. You’ll get eight years of roadside assistance and recovery if you run out of charge, too, plus unlimited access to Vauxhall’s Connect Plus services, which allows you to preheat and configure the car through your mobile phone.
Volvo EX30 - 0% APR and save £1,500
The Volvo EX30 is one of the best small electric SUVs on the market, and with its affordable starting price, good range and luxurious feel, this Auto Express New Car Awards winner is now even more tempting.
Another manufacturer getting ahead of the curve, Volvo has introduced an Electric Car Grant which knocks £1,500 off of the purchase price of any new EX30. Opt for the Plus and Ultra trim levels and customers can also benefit from zero per cent APR when taking out a Personal Contract Purchase (PCP) deal, or low 2.9 per cent APR taking out a PCP deal on the EX30 in Core trim.
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