Small and medium-sized enterprises in Staffordshire are being alerted to Government grant schemes which help with installing electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints.
EV charging installation grants are available to organisations including small accommodation businesses, public sector bodies and charities.
For a limited time, the Office for Zero-Emission Vehicles (OZEV) is providing grants of up to £350 per chargepoint socket installed.
These will cover up to 75 per cent of the cost of buying and installing a chargepoint.
Grants of up to £15,000 are also available to help pay for any wider building works that are required for the installation.
Landlords and property owners are also in line for grant assistance.
Eligible recipients are domestic, social and commercial landlords, public sector organisations, charities managing or owning residential property, and individuals who rent any property or own a flat.
On a yearly basis landlords can get up to 200 socket grants for residential properties and 100 grants for commercial properties.
They can apply for £30,000 or 75 per cent off the cost of wider building work.
Grants are also available for B&Bs, campsites, small hotels, and any other accommodation businesses with less than 250 employees.
All recipients must have off-street, private parking spaces for staff use and be located in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.
For firms funding is limited to 40 sockets across all sites per applicant – for instance, if a business would like to install them in 40 sites, it would have one socket available per site.
To find out more go to https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-grants-for-low-emission-vehicles#ev-chargepoint-grant
Daily Focus has recently reported on how two Staffordshire councils have won a share of £39.3 million of funding to support the delivery of an electric vehicle charging network.
Staffordshire County Council is to receive £4.588 million from the Government’s Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund, whilst Stoke-on-Trent City Council has been allocated £2.693 million.
