Renault UK is enhancing the offers available on its new ZOE all-electric supermini until the end of March in order to smooth the transition to the new Plug-in Car Grant.

It means that, until 31 March 2020, the company will offer customers placing new retail/fleet orders for a new ZOE an additional £500 to top-up the new Plug-in Car Grant amount of £3,000 back up to the previous £3,500.

The new Renault ZOE, which contains a new 52kWh battery pack capable of up to 245 miles (WLTP) on a single charge, was recently available for customer test drives. It is also available with optional 50kW DC fast charging – capable of adding 90 miles range in just 30 minutes.

Vincent Tourette, managing director of Renault UK, said: “We welcome the longer term stability of yesterday’s announcement and, in line with Renault’s vision of Sustainable Mobility For All, support the move to restrict the grant eligibility to more affordable vehicles that are most likely to have the largest effect on reducing overall environmental impact.  In order to support customers who were considering a new electric car this month and had perhaps considered that they would be eligible for the £3,500 Plug-in Car Grant, I am delighted to say that Renault UK will enhance its existing offers and maintain the former grant level until 31 March.”

The government will also continue to provide grants to support the purchase of zero-emission-in-use vans at the same rate as before. As a result, the popular all-electric Kangoo Z.E. and full-size New Master Z.E. remain supported.