The Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS), which provides grant funding of up to £350 towards the cost of a home charge point ends from March 31. As the deadline approaches, drivers are being warned to make use of the funding with some organisations seeing surging numbers of requests.
Rightcharge are warning that anybody requesting a charge point install does so as soon as possible to ensure they don’t miss out.
Charlie Cook, Founder of Rightcharge, said: “We’ve seen a 100 percent rise in in the number of requests for charge point installs between December and January which indicates that Brits are moving fast to take advantage of the OZEV (Office for Zero Emission Vehicles) grant before it’s too late.
“Major charge point providers removed the opportunity to access the grant for direct enquiries in late 2022.
“We have been able to continue offering access to the grant through January, however, this may only last a few more days.
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From April 2022, the EVHS will no longer be open to homeowners (including people with mortgages) who live in single-unit properties such as bungalows and detached, semi-detached or terraced housing.
Installations in single-unit properties need to be completed by March 31 and a claim submitted to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) by April 30, 2022.
The scheme will remain open to homeowners who live in flats and people in rental accommodation such as flats and single-use properties.
The Government recently announced that developers will be required by law to install EV chargepoints in new homes, supermarkets and workplaces.
This new legislation will also apply to buildings undergoing major renovation.
Patrick Reich, co-founder of Bonnet, commented on the need for more chargers in the UK and suggests a standardised use of them.
He said: “Creating a robust EV charging infrastructure in the UK is vital to accelerating EV adoption, and we agree that it requires more support.
“Significant investment into the public charging network is needed, as private charge points will not always be accessible and won’t facilitate the mass adoption of EVs ahead of the 2030 deadline.
“Feelings of charge anxiety among both current and prospective EV users are still very prevalent, and so making EV charging user-friendly needs to be a key focus for both industry and Government.
“A key challenge Volkswagen has pointed out is where EV users arrive at charge points only to find them under maintenance or temporarily out of commission.
“Solving this issue, alongside offering a standardised way to pay to charge across all charge point operators, has been a key mission for Bonnet and we’re now using live data in the app to inform users when charge points aren’t in operation so they can more effectively plan their routes.
“Still, UK EV infrastructure still has a long way to go.
“For the industry to truly take off we need to ensure charging your EV is as simple and accessible as refuelling a petrol vehicle and increasing the volume of charge points is the most crucial element of that.”
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