The grant scheme will provide funding to support the uptake of zero emission motorcycles and scooters in the UK.

Plug-in Motorcycle Grant (PiMG) Scheme

The Plug-in Motorcycle Grant (PIMG) scheme will provide up to £3.75 million in grant funding over the next four years (August 2016 to March 2020).The scheme is non-discriminatory with regard to the origin of the product concerned. In particular, it avoids favouring only the sale of vehicles of domestic manufacturers. Moreover, the schemes do not include characteristics which could discriminate against similar motorcycles or scooters coming from other Member States, or outside of the European Union. The scheme also does not discriminate against different technologies that can be used in ULEVs. The scheme will be annually reviewed.PARAMETERSEligibility Criteria:As a core requirement motorcycles and scooters must be of a type that requires: vehicle registration with UK authorities, driver licensing, the provision of insurance, and the wearing of a protective helmet to be ridden legally on UK Roads.In addition, qualifying motorcycles and scooters must hold European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval for specific categories of vehicle (L1e or L3e to Directive 202/24/EC or L1e-B, L3e-A1, L3e-A2, L3e-A3 to Regulation (EC) No. 168/2013/EC), and meet further requirements with regard to vehicle mass, minimum speed, minimum range, vehicle and battery warranty, battery degredation and electrical safety.