chrisevcharging
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Hi everyone - Chris from EV Charging Solutions here - I no and have met some of you, others I may meet.
Just wanted to give you a heads up about the Domestic Home Charge Grant. Due to the success of the scheme (in reality due to the fact that the grant has been rinsed by guys knocking on doors telling people these units will increase the value of your house) OLEV Office of Low Emission Vehicles are making changes to the grant.
The grant will continue at its present level of £1000 per install - meaning a standard 16amp units will be fitted for free* (see T&C's from manufacturers) until 31st August. After this time the grant will reduce to £900 and will only be available to people with access to an EV - how they are going to determine this is unclear. I have four people insured on my outlander phev - do they all count for the grant?? Who knows. So from September till March 2015 - or until the funds run out you will have to pay approx. £100 per install.
Im not sure how the manufacturers are going to deal with these changes - we await information. They will likely wind down the units they have in stock as they are approx. £545 plus vat - you don't want too many of these hanging around after August.
Standard 16 amp units I have been told that we have a guaranteed supply of from Pod Point the 32 amp models - unknown.
If we can help anyone out shout up - [email protected] as we are aware that British Gas offer a call back within 2 weeks then an install approx. a month after - that may get you pretty close to September.
Anyother questions generally about charging put it up on the forum and ill try and address them for you - not too complex mind - we fit them we don't make them!
Oh and yes I do have an outlander phev 7 days old - ready for a show at Nottingham university tomorrow. We feel sorry for the guys either side of us as we all know where the publics eyes will be! Not on a biomass boiler or loft insulation that's for sure.
Cheers
Just wanted to give you a heads up about the Domestic Home Charge Grant. Due to the success of the scheme (in reality due to the fact that the grant has been rinsed by guys knocking on doors telling people these units will increase the value of your house) OLEV Office of Low Emission Vehicles are making changes to the grant.
The grant will continue at its present level of £1000 per install - meaning a standard 16amp units will be fitted for free* (see T&C's from manufacturers) until 31st August. After this time the grant will reduce to £900 and will only be available to people with access to an EV - how they are going to determine this is unclear. I have four people insured on my outlander phev - do they all count for the grant?? Who knows. So from September till March 2015 - or until the funds run out you will have to pay approx. £100 per install.
Im not sure how the manufacturers are going to deal with these changes - we await information. They will likely wind down the units they have in stock as they are approx. £545 plus vat - you don't want too many of these hanging around after August.
Standard 16 amp units I have been told that we have a guaranteed supply of from Pod Point the 32 amp models - unknown.
If we can help anyone out shout up - [email protected] as we are aware that British Gas offer a call back within 2 weeks then an install approx. a month after - that may get you pretty close to September.
Anyother questions generally about charging put it up on the forum and ill try and address them for you - not too complex mind - we fit them we don't make them!
Oh and yes I do have an outlander phev 7 days old - ready for a show at Nottingham university tomorrow. We feel sorry for the guys either side of us as we all know where the publics eyes will be! Not on a biomass boiler or loft insulation that's for sure.
Cheers
