The Government’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles funds the Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS). 

The Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS) provides a grant for businesses as in incentive to reduce the cost of having electric vehicle charging (EV) point installed at their business premises.

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The grant allows local authorities, businesses and charities to claim 75% of the total cost of installation, up to a maximum of £500 per socket installed, and with a maximum of 20 sockets across all sites for each applicant. UK based companies (exc. Channel Islands and Isle of Man) can claim and don’t  need a plug-in vehicle on the company’s books to start with unlike grants for home EV charging point

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The business would need to declare the requirement for the EV charging units on application this woudl include

• the business already having existing EV fleet vehicles

• To add an incentive for staff to purchase electric vehicles

• To provide a EV charging for visitors, clients etc.

• To charge electric vehicles that are to be purchased by the business in the future

 

Charging for customers to use your EV chargers (where applicable) is not eligible for funding.

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EV Charging sockets must be fitted by OLEV accredited installers like us

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Subject to meeting other criteria along with the above.  

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Further details can be found on the governments OLEV website which can be found here