Kimmins welcomes increase in electric vehicle charge points

Date published: 10 March 2025

To date there have been over 1,400 charge point sockets installed at schools, colleges and workplaces, and in domestic settings for renters, flat owners, and landlords, in the North through Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) grants. These grant schemes have now been extended until the end of March 2026. In addition to these EV infrastructure grants, OZEV also have a number of electric vehicle grants open until April 2026 for plug-in vans, wheelchair accessible vehicles, taxis and motorcycles.

Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins said:  

“I am delighted to see a strong uptake of OZEV grants in the North for electric vehicle charge points, with over 1,400 now installed in workplaces, schools, colleges and in specified domestic locations for renters, landlords and flat owners.  These charging opportunities at convenient locations and at homes and rental properties further complement the publicly accessible commercial EV charge point network, which has grown by 75% in the past two years. 

The availability of supporting EV charging infrastructure is key to providing confidence to consumers as they consider moving away from petrol and diesel to electric vehicles. Grants continue to be available for education settings, covering up to 75% of the cost to buy and install EV charge points and I would urge eligible institutions to consider applying. I further welcome the news from OZEV that the grant scheme for vans, wheelchair accessible vehicles, motorcycles and taxis has been extended until April next year.”