Electric vehicle homecharge scheme and workplace charging scheme
As at 1st April 2020, the Electric Home charge Scheme will be set at £350 towards the cost of purchase and installation of a Charge Point at home. The same rules apply for installations at the workplace.
For EVHS, where an installer can prove that there is a pre-existing arrangement with the customer, that was agreed prior to 12 March, the installation shall still be eligible for a grant rebate of £500. This provision shall apply until the 31 May.
The change in the grant will enable twice as many people to benefit from a grant (from 30,000 to 57,000 under the EVHS). This will support the expected increase in the update of electric vehicles.
The government is also pleased to announce 2 further changes of:
we are extending who can benefit from the EVHS scheme to include larger electric motorbikes. Currently only electric cars and vans are eligible
we are addressing the needs of businesses by doubling the number of sockets allowed under the workplace charging scheme from 20 to 40