New Grants for electric vehicle charging stations

If your business is thinking of installing EV charging at work or for a fleet, there are new Government electric vehicle charging point grants available which could support your project.

Businesses with less than 249 employees can access £15k Government grants for electric vehicle charging points per site, for up to 5 sites. 

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is administering the grant on behalf of the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV).

To access the electric vehicle charging grants, a business must first register then, installers that are approved by OZEV can then make claims for work completed on behalf of the business.

The grants for electric vehicle charging stations cover the infrastructure businesses need for chargepoints, as well as the costs of the chargepoints themselves.

The infrastructure grants are separate to the Workplace Charging Scheme, and both grants may be used for the same site, but not the same chargepoints.

The infrastructure grants support the provision of chargepoints and future chargepoint locations where chargepoints will be installed at a later date. A minimum of 5 parking spaces must be provisioned with charging infrastructure, at least one of which must have a working chargepoint.

How the grants for electric vehicle charging stations work

The grant involves the following steps:

1. You must register with DVLA using the EV infrastructure grant for staff and fleets registration form.
2. You agree work to be undertaken at a specific site with an OZEV approved installer.
3. Once work is complete, your approved installer will apply for the grant on your behalf. They will need tell OZEV what was installed and send evidence to verify this. This will include a copy of your invoice, photos of the chargepoints installed and a diagram of the car park indicating the work completed.
4. Your installer will invoice you with a final invoice. This should show the total cost of the installation (including any VAT charged) and the OZEV grant that is offset against that total.
5. DVLA will process the application and inform your installer of the result.
6. If the grant is awarded, OZEV will pay your installer the grant (which they will have already discounted from your bill).
    

Find out more about the EV infrastructure grant for staff and fleets.

If your business is planning for EV charging Vattenfall Network Solutions can support your project through our Power-as-a-Service offer. Even if you are not eligible for the the Government grant, Vattenfall may be able to cover the full costs of your EV charging infrastructure and chargepoints. We can provide support for both electric vehicle fleet charging and electric bus charging, please contact us if you need support with your project.

See our white paper: Delivering power for electric vehicle charging hubs for more information.