Property owners, tenants, people who park on the street, and businesses have just one year left to claim grants for electric car owners worth hundreds of pounds for each charging point they install.
Most subsidies from the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) will no longer be available after March 31, 2025.
These programs aim to boost electric vehicle (EV) use since grants for buying electric cars are no longer offered. However, incentives for purchasing electric vans and trucks remain until March 31, 2025.
Marketing manager for EV charging at CTEK, Daniel Forsberg, mentions that with only a year remaining to avail of these OZEV grants, they play a significant role in making EV charging infrastructure accessible and affordable to install.
Forsberg explains that CTEK’s durable and up-to-date CC3 charging point and other charging solutions align with OZEV’s grants by offering easy-to-install, dependable, and efficient charging. This helps employers, tenants, property owners, and landlords to confidently invest in EV charging facilities.
Grant applications need to be done with approved installers by OZEV, or in some cases, directly through OZEV to ensure compliance with program standards and to simplify the process for applicants.
CTEK’s UK team provides installers and customers with support, including technical and operational advice and information.
Forsberg adds that for any business looking to be more eco-friendly or property owners and landlords wanting to contribute towards environmental sustainability, OZEV’s grants combined with CTEK’s technology form a strong base for achieving these green objectives.
The grants that are about to expire include:
For property owners: They can receive up to £350 for each charging socket, limited to 200 annually for residential and 100 for commercial properties. Additionally, there are grants for infrastructure work required for installing multiple charging points, which is £500 for each parking space, for current and future charging points.
For tenants or flat owners: They can get up to £350 to fit a charging station at a designated off-street parking spot.
For households with street parking: They’re eligible for up to £350 towards installing a pavement-crossing solution that allows them to charge an EV parked on the street outside their house.
Workplace Charging Scheme: This provides support to businesses, non-profits, and public sector organizations for up to £350 per socket for a maximum of 40 sockets at each site or across multiple sites.
For state-funded educational institutions: They can save 75% of the costs to purchase and set up charging points, capped at £2,500 per socket and 40 sockets across all locations.
Infrastructure grants for staff and fleet vehicles: These are for the necessary build-out work for installing several charging sockets and are up to £350 per socket installed and £500 for each parking spot prepared, with a total limit of £15,000.
