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Depot Charging Scheme
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Money per project£1 – £1,000,000
Deadline29 Jan 202791 days left
How they chooseFirst come, first served
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1Does it fit you
4 conditions
Countries that may apply: United Kingdom
Consortium: you may apply alone
Who may apply: a commercial company may apply
Company size stated by the funder: Any
The call documents do not state what kind of work this call funds.
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2Money and deadline
£1 – £1,000,000
Deadline 29 Jan 2027 · 91 days left. Open until the money runs out — each application is checked on its own.
Amount one applicant receives: £1 – £1,000,000 · ≈ €1 – €1,180,359 (our conversion · ECB daily reference rates, 2026-10-05)
How applications are chosen: threshold
3What you will need to give
15 short checks · about 6 minutes
15 short checks · about 6 minutes
· Have you already received money from a government EV charging grant scheme?
· Do you already have EV chargers on your site?
· Will you install batteries or solar panels to support the charging?
· Would you let other local fleet operators use your chargers?
· Do you have the rest of the money for your project in place?
· Do you hold an operator licence or relevant accreditation?
4The application
58 questions
«In 300 words or fewer, please detail the grid connection and capacity that you currently have at the depot/s you are applying for.»
Limit taken from Depot Charging Scheme - Overview of Application Process
5After you get the money
1 condition
«"The Grant is paid on the basis that the Charge Points shall be used primarily by the Grant Recipient for their own commercial use to charge HGVs, vans or coaches. The Grant Recipient shall ensure that if the Charge Points are shared with other users, this shall be on a cost recovery basis for at least 3 years from the date of energisation."»