New school EV chargers: DfT confirms they must follow regulations

The latest news from Britain's EV sector

Hello, I’m Tom Riley, and welcome to this bumper edition of The Fast Charge, a British EV newsletter.

Top stories in today’s newsletter… The government launched a new grant scheme for schools as a way to earn revenue (but there’s a catch), rapid chargers had their biggest quarter ever, and Arrival has now officially departed.

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New grants for schools to earn extra revenue

Background: Yesterday, the Department for Transport launched a raft of new measures to help EV owners as part of its ‘Plan for Drivers’. One part of the announcement was a new grant scheme for state-funded schools, colleges and nurseries. The new grant will cover up to 75% of the cost for education institutions to buy and install EV chargers up to £2,500 per socket. Read more.

Summary: Schools often have large car parks for staff, so it makes sense that they would be included under the existing Workplace Charg…