Funding & Procurement
The main source of funding for Home and Workplace charging is via the Governments EVHS and WCS schemes, these funds are subject to change so please do check our links to be sure of the most up to date funding info.
The grant funding is available towards the cost of equipment, supply and installation of your charge points and must be purchased via a fully qualified and authorised installer, as listed within the governments OLEV site below.
The government OLEV grant for 75% must be claimed against an approved chargepoint and made on your behalf by the chargepoint installers, who must be authorised by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV). Lists of approved chargepoints and authorised chargepoint installers are publicly available.
The grant in Scotland is administered by the Energy Saving Trust and full details of how to access it can be found here, funding is available for addresses in Scotland only.
The On-street Residential Chargepoint Scheme provides grant funding for local authorities to install residential chargepoints, to part fund (75%) the capital costs relating to the procurement and installation of residential electric vehicle chargepoint infrastructure. Local authorities can receive a grant OZEV can fund up to a maximum of £13,000 per chargepoint installation, where connection costs are high.
Local Authority Funding
The Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) has allocated £20m of funding for 2020/21 for on-street residential projects. This is available for the LA’s to apply for residential on-street projects and is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
This can fund up to 75% of the capital costs of the fully installed charge points, it includes the parking bays where applicable.
The remaining 25% of capital costs will need to be met and there are innovative EV Charging companies that will fund this element in partnership with LA’s.
OLEV is willing to consider applications for chargepoints situated in car parks owned by the local authority where they meet the objectives of the scheme and wants to encourage innovation in the area, EV Driver consultancy can help and advise on suitable options.
Other Funding
There may be other local or regional funding available that you can access and we advise you check with your local council or LEP who may be aware of other routes to funding, as and example if you are greening up your business in the East of England BEE Anglia may be able to offer assistance.
Applying for grants
Any EV that is listed is eligible, as a rule of thumb if you can plug it in it is usually listed but please do check!
