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13 February 2021
electric vehicle charging schemes to be opened to small business, leaseholders and those in rented accommodation to accelerate electric vehicle (
EV) uptake
worth up to £50 million, the updated schemes will also boost rural areas and the charity sector, ensuring those who need it the most can access a chargepoint
investment comes as the government pledges to make it simpler and more reliable to use public chargepoints, levelling up the
UK’s
EV infrastructure network
Small businesses and those in leasehold and rented accommodation are set to benefit from up to £50 million to install electric vehicle chargepoints.
The Department for Transport (
A total of 4,270 new charge points were added to the network in 2020, an increase of 26%. And of the 20,775 plug-in points now available, 3,880 aret rapid devices.
The Department for Transport (DfT) is aiming to set up a new digital process for the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS).
This comes in line with plans to extend the use of the scheme – currently providing subsidies to vehicle owners to install home recharging points – to support the provision of ducting in car parks.
The DfT has been looking for support in discovery and alpha projects, scheduled to run through the spring and early summer, for digitising what is currently a manual process.
The market notice says it has to ensure usability and accessibility and provide fraud and budgetary controls to handle at least 15,000 applications per month. It also specifies the use of open source technology and adherence to the Government’s Technology Code of Practice and Digital Service Standards.