DfT announces changes in support for installation of domestic EV recharging points

Fri 27 June 2014 View all news

The Transport Minister Baroness Kramer has announced the next phase of support for plug-in car drivers to recharge their vehicles at home. 

In February 2013 the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) launched a £13.5 million grant scheme subsidising householders wishing to install technology to recharge ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) at home. 

The original funding for domestic charge points has now been fully allocated, and in order to ensure continued support for both consumers and the industry, a new grant scheme is to be put in place. The new scheme will see £9 million made available to:

  • Any ULEV owner, and also drivers with regular access to one for work, to have a charge point installed at their home. 
  • Provide up to 75% of the total cost of the charge point and installation, up to a maximum of £900.  

 

The new domestic charge point scheme will come into effect on 1 September 2014 and will run until 31 March 2015, or until the scheme budget has been exhausted.

The previous grant scheme will expire on 30 June 2014; however interim arrangements will be put in place from 1 July until 31 August 2014 to facilitate existing installation orders. These interim arrangements will run alone broadly similar lines to the existing scheme. 

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