Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Grants

[Mark]

Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Grant for Households with On-Street Parking:
https://www.find-government-grants.serv ... ng-1#apply

Anyone in the UK can now apply for a £350 Department for Transport (DfT) grant towards cross-pavement charging products....
NOTE - you need to obtain Local Authority approval first - postcodes can be checked in the link

[Ralphw2]

All very well, but the guidance says you need local council authority, and does not say which local authority to contact, or how, or which ones have policies to allow these installations.

I tried to contact mine over a street side install two years ago and got nowhere. Their traffic department had never heard of in street ev charge points and had no plans to even discuss them.

[mr brightside]

My work has just installed 2x 22kw and 6x 7.5kw charging points. They had to pull in around 40m of 5c 40mm(ish) SWA and install a load of new switches and breakers; that's a big capital investment.

[clv101]

My work has just installed 2x 22kw and 6x 7.5kw charging points. They had to pull in around 40m of 5c 40mm(ish) SWA and install a load of new switches and breakers; that's a big capital investment.

Is that for company's own vehicles or for staff personal cars? If staff cars, how much do they charge? Maybe they are making a profit on the power?

[mr brightside]

My work has just installed 2x 22kw and 6x 7.5kw charging points. They had to pull in around 40m of 5c 40mm(ish) SWA and install a load of new switches and breakers; that's a big capital investment.

Is that for company's own vehicles or for staff personal cars? If staff cars, how much do they charge? Maybe they are making a profit on the power?

It's for employee's cars, and i believe there is a tariff, though i would expect it will be subsidised.

They have also installed 4 e-bike chargers in the bike sheds which are free to use, for those who require electric assistance in order to pedal a bike.

[PS_RalphW]

As of Dec 2023, two thirds of UK councils have no plans or strategy to support kerbside EV charging.

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/ele ... -cars.html

joined up government?

[Mark]

Man 'blocked' from charging car outside own home:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdrddz2407zo