The government will be providing 75% of the cost of installing new charge points for plug-in vehicles for home and on-street charging, and at railway station car parks.
The £37 million package which the coalition government are offering comes out of the £400 million commitment to increasing the uptake of ultra-low emission vehicles. The funds are available until April 2015.
The fuel package announced on 19 February includes:
- Up to £13.5 million for a 75% grant for homeowners in the United Kingdom wishing to have a domestic chargepoint installed
- An £11 million fund for local authorities in England to:
- Install on-street charging for residents who have or have ordered a plug-in vehicle but do not have off-street parking – authorities can apply for up to 75% of the cost of installing a chargepoint
- Provide up to 75% of the cost of installing rapid chargepoints in their areas around the strategic road network
- Up to £9 million available to fund the installation of chargepoints at railway stations
- Up to £3 million to support the installation of chargepoints on the government and wider public estate by April 2015
- A commitment to review government buying standards (mandatory for central government departments) to lower the fleet average CO₂/km of new cars and encourage the uptake of plug-in vehicles in central government.
The package also includes a previously-announced £280,000 of funding to expand the Energy Saving Trust’s plugged-in fleets initiative in England.
Business minister Michael Fallon said “The government is supporting a range of ultra low emission vehicles. Today’s announcement will make the consumer environment for plug-in vehicles more attractive and, in turn, makes the UK a more compelling place to invest. There are huge business opportunities so we’re committed to ensuring the UK leads the way globally for low carbon vehicles.”
Source: GOV.UK
