Would you swap to an electric car if they were £6,000 cheaper? Boris may slash the price of zero-emission vehicles for those who ditch petrol or diesel Government could announce a scrappage scheme for only electric vehicles Motorists who scrap an old petrol or diesel car would get £6,000 off a new EV Plans could be announced next month, according to report from The Telegraph It mirrors plans in Germany that are part of a €130bn Covid-19 stimulus package EV buyers there will receive an industry and government-backed subsidy of €9k Motorists could soon be given £6,000 by the government if they agree to scrap their existing petrol or diesel car and buy a new electric vehicle, according to reports. The plans, which could be announced as early as July, would be part of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plans to relaunch the economy - following in the footsteps of a similar proposal set out in Germany's €130bn coronavirus recovery plan. It could mean that the price of the British-bui...