Office for Zero Emission Vehicles
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Car manufacturers can apply for the Electric Car Grant from 16 July 2025.
Funding will help to build a fairer, cleaner future where every family can benefit from cheaper, greener transport.
Less paperwork, more chargepoints: government cuts red tape to make it easier, quicker and cheaper to switch to EVs
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Drivers no longer need to submit planning applications to install electric vehicle chargepoints, helping them save up to £1,100 a year.
The Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate will be changed to make it easier for industry to upgrade to make electric vehicles.
Public chargepoints in the UK hit 75,000 milestone
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Government is investing over £2.3 billion to ensure number of chargers will continue to grow, giving people the confidence to switch to EVs.
1,400 and counting: record number of charging sockets at UK schools thanks to government funding
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Home and workplace charging schemes extended for another year to support jobs and help make the UK a clean energy superpower.
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The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) is a team working across government to support the transition to zero emission vehicles (ZEVs). We are providing support for the take-up of plug in vehicles, as well as funding to support chargepoint infrastructure across the UK. This will contribute to economic growth and will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution on our roads.
OZEV is part of the Department for Transport and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
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