Government commits extra £50m to charging network
The government has expanded its Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme with an additional £50m investment.
The scheme provides up to £350 towards a charge point. It will now be extended to rented and leasehold accommodation, while also continuing into next year.
Meanwhile, changes to the Workplace Charging Scheme means the support is now also available to small accommodation businesses such as B&Bs.
Mike Hawes, SMMT chief executive, said: “We urgently need more charging points to accelerate our transition to electric motoring, so this announcement is welcome and a step in the right direction. As we race towards the phase out of sales of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030, we need to accelerate the expansion of the electric vehicle charging network. An electric vehicle revolution will need the home and workplace installations this announcement will encourage, but also a massive increase in on-street public charging and rapid charge points on our strategic road network. This will give drivers the confidence that recharging will become as easy as refuelling.”
