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When the grants are gone, will EVs be more expensive to run than petrol cars are now?
Right now, assuming the electric car you’re buying costs less than €40,000, you qualify for the full hit of grants and rebates, which include a maximum €5,000 rebate on Vehicle Registration Tax, and a €3,500 EV purchase grant from the Sustainable Energy …