Home Electric Car Charging Point Grant

If you get a new electric car the dealer may well throw in a home charging point for free.
Home electric car charging point grant. If you become a registered keeper of a second hand electric car you are eligible to claim. In the context of home charging the olev grant refers to a government grant for electric car home chargers provided by the office for low emission vehicles olev. Install an electric vehicle charge point and save 350 with an olev grant for your home or business. If your vehicle s max charge rate is 7kw you won t charge any faster by using a 22kw chargepoint.
The olev grant also known as electric vehicle homecharge scheme evhs provides 350 off the cost of purchasing installing a home charging point and can be claimed on the majority of plug in vehicles on today s market. Max charging rate of vehicle. You can only charge a vehicle s battery at the maximum charge rate the vehicle can accept. The electric vehicle homecharge scheme for homes and the workplace charging scheme for businesses.
The scheme provides a grant up to the value of 600 towards the purchase and installation of a home charger unit. To qualify for the evhs you must meet certain criteria including. A government funded support scheme to assist homeowners install an electric vehicle charge point on their property. Approx change range per hour based on charger power ratings 3 7kw.
The workplace charging scheme wcs is a voucher based scheme that provides support towards the up front costs of the purchase and installation of electric vehicle charge points for eligible. The applicant must be the owner of an eligible new or second hand electric vehicle ev. To claim 350 off the cost of your new home charging point simply order it with us provide us with your documentation and our team will do the rest. The kilowatt kw refers to the power rating of a home charge point and is the maximum amount of power that can be drawn from the socket at any one time.
Charging points are also known as charging stations car chargers charge points ev chargers wall boxes superchargers the list goes on and on. Application and technical eligibility guidance apply for a plug in vehicle grant. What do 3 6kw 7kw and 22kw mean when talking about car home chargers. Information on grant schemes for the electric vehicle charging infrastructure has also been published on gov uk.
Your electric car van or plug in hybrid vehicle must be on the eligible. You can claim one charging per eligible vehicle and up to two charging points per household.