⚡️ Electric Vehicle infrastructure funding ⚡️
Some of the most frequent questions I get from people considering the switch from petrol or diesel to electric cars, is around charging: are there enough charging points; how do I charge from home or work, and how can I afford the cost?
Thankfully, the Government wants to make the switch easier and has opened applications for the 2023/24 Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Capital Fund.
Altogether, £343 million in capital funding, and £37.8 million in capability funding, are being made available to boost EV infrastructure across England. I will be encouraging Westmorland and Furness Council to lead the charge and bring more accessible charging points in Furness’ public spaces.
But there’s support available too – for employers and also for you at home.
Your employer can access the Workplace Charging Scheme – meaning that SMEs and public sector organisations can apply for up to £350 per charge point socket to bring more EV charge points to the workplace.
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Grants are also available to help with the cost of wider building and installation in car parks, with up to £15,000 available for staff and fleet car parks, and up to £30,000 for residential car parks.
There are also 2 grants you can get for installing chargepoints for electric vehicles at a property you own: an electric vehicle chargepoint grant (EV chargepoint grant) and an electric vehicle infrastructure grant (EV infrastructure grant).
An EV chargepoint grant gives you money off the cost of installing an electric vehicle chargepoint socket. You can get either £350 or 75% off the cost to buy and install a socket, whichever amount is lower. There is also funding available to pay for the infrastructure needed to connect that socket.