One of the options businesses have to help mitigate charges arising from the impact of operating a fleet within a CAZ, covered by Cat C restrictions, is to move to a fleet of ULEV (Ultra Low Emission Vehicles), or Zero Emission Vehicles (Tailpipe Emissions that is).
Of course there are operating considerations that will help businesses define the most appropriate steps to take in choosing between these two categories of vehicles, but it is important to understand that there is financial support provided at Government level, via the OZEV Office (Zero Emission Vehicles) for Businesses, to assist with the latter category.
This support can be split simply between that targeted at the vehicle itself and secondly for charging capability.
This support is currently available for both Hybrid (HEV) and full battery electric vehicles (BEV) and charging capability for them.
Presently Installers registered with the scheme are able to claim £350 (including VAT), for eligible clients per charge-point (or socket for chargers with dual sockets) up to a total of 40 installation units per business entity (VAT Number or Registered Company), for charge-point installations at the business’s location.
More details are available at the Government website of the OZEV scheme, or from EVC Solutions at www.evcsolutions.co.uk
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