Drivers in the UK are being urged to make use of the home charge point grant before it’s scrapped later this year…
The Home Charge Point Grant
The Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS) funds up to £350 towards having a charger installed at your home. Unfortunately, it’s being scrapped on March 31st. As a result, Rightcharge is urging drivers to act quickly. The firm says that it saw a 100% increase in the number of requests for installations last month; the most demand it’s experienced thus far. Despite the grant expiring in March, Rightcharge has advised drivers to make arrangements as soon as possible.
Whilst the grant is being scrapped, the government recently announced that developers will be legally required to to install new charge points at homes, supermarkets and workplaces. The same rules will also apply to buildings undergoing extensive renovation work. The government believes 145,000 chargers will be installed each year as a result of the legislation.
‘Moving Fast’
Charlie Cook, founder of Rightcharge, commented on the growing demand for home chargers. He said, “we’ve seen a 100% rise in in the number of requests for charge point installs between December and January which indicates that Brits are moving fast to take advantage of the OZEV (Office for Zero Emission Vehicles) grant before it’s too late”.
A number of providers have already stopped supplying the grant, but Rightcharge is offering it for a little while longer. Cook explained, “we have been able to continue offering access to the grant through January, however, this may only last a few more days and we recommend drivers kick off their journey for a charge point install in January via our site to avoid missing out”.
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