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SAU Report on Electric Car Grant Subsidy Scheme

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Published March 24th, 2026
Detected March 25th, 2026
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Summary

The UK's Subsidy Advice Unit (SAU) has published a report advising the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) on its proposed Electric Car Grant subsidy scheme. The report evaluates the scheme's compliance with the Subsidy Control Act 2022.

What changed

The Subsidy Advice Unit (SAU) has issued a final report providing advice to the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) regarding its proposed Electric Car Grant subsidy scheme. This report specifically assesses OZEV's evaluation of the scheme's compliance with the requirements of the Subsidy Control Act 2022.

While this is an advisory report and not a final rule, manufacturers and entities involved in the electric vehicle market should review the SAU's findings to understand potential compliance considerations for subsidy schemes under the Subsidy Control Act 2022. The report's recommendations may influence future OZEV decisions on the grant scheme.

What to do next

  1. Review SAU report on Electric Car Grant subsidy scheme compliance with Subsidy Control Act 2022.

Source document (simplified)

Independent report

Report on the proposed Electric Car Grant subsidy scheme by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles

The Subsidy Advice Unit (SAU) has published a report providing advice to the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) concerning its proposed Electric Car Grant subsidy scheme.

From: Subsidy Advice Unit and Competition and Markets Authority Published 24 March 2026 Get emails about this page

Documents

Final report

PDF, 287 KB, 21 pages


Details

The SAU has published its report providing advice to OZEV concerning its proposed Electric Car Grant subsidy scheme.

The report includes the SAU’s evaluation of OZEV’s Assessment of Compliance of its proposed subsidy scheme with the requirements set out in the Subsidy Control Act 2022.

For more information visit the Referral of the proposed Electric Car Grant subsidy scheme by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles case page.

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Published 24 March 2026

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Classification

Agency
CMA
Published
March 24th, 2026
Instrument
Guidance
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Substantive
Document ID
Published 24 March 2026

Who this affects

Applies to
Manufacturers
Industry sector
3361 Automotive Manufacturing
Activity scope
Subsidy Administration
Geographic scope
United Kingdom GB

Taxonomy

Primary area
Consumer Protection
Operational domain
Compliance
Topics
Subsidies Automotive Industry

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