DRIVERS WILL BE offered €5,000 scrappage grant if they get rid of a vehicle over 13 years old and get an electric vehicle. The new €10 million pilot EV scrappage scheme aims to encourage drivers to make the switch to electric vehicles. Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien will bring his plans to cabinet today which will apply the incentive to drivers to dispose of diesel and petrol engine vehicles. The €5,000 grant is addition to the existing €3,500 EV purchase grant, which drivers can already avail of. The new scheme brings the total support for people switching to an electric vehicle up to €8,500 per vehicle.