Employers will have access to funding to help pay towards the installation of workplace chargers for another year, after the Government announced it was extending its Workplace Charging Scheme to 31 March 2026.
The extension to the funding, something the BVRLA has requested, was recently confirmed by the Future of Roads Minister, Lilian Greenwood MP.
The amount of Government funding for workplace EV chargers has been revealed in new data published by the Department for Transport (DfT). Almost 60,000 charge points at have been installed by employers using funding from the Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS) - since its launch in 2016. The total amount of cash provided to employers through the scheme is £21.8m.
The Government grant provides support for organisations towards the cost of installing up to 40 EV charge point sockets at their sites.
The scheme covers up to 75% of the total costs of the purchase and installation of EV charge points, capped at a maximum of £350 per socket, and is open to businesses, charities and public sector organisations. There is a separate scheme with a different grant amount for state-funded education institutions.
Alongside the extension to the Workplace Charging Scheme, the Government also confirmed that grants for EV chargers at flats and rental properties, worth up to £350, will also be extended by a further 12 months.
