Commercial EV Charging Solutions
Electric Vehicle Charging For Your Business
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Why EV Charging
EV Charging For Your Business
Electric vehicle charging solutions allow businesses to provide charging points for customers and staff or charge a fleet of electric vehicles.
Shawton Energy are experts in providing the most reliable electric vehicle charging infrastructure to businesses throughout the UK. By offering your employees and visitors the convenience of charging their electric vehicles whilst at work, you’ll reduce your carbon footprint and work towards your sustainability goals. You could also get up to £14,000 towards the cost of installation with the Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS).
Benefits of EV charging to a business
Generate Revenue
Installing EV charge points also provides businesses with an opportunity for a new revenue stream.
Meeting Targets
Businesses are increasingly looking to reduce their carbon footprint. Encouraging visitors and employees to use EVs (along with other low carbon options) will help contribute to this.
Employee Perks
Free or partially subsidised charging for employees can encourage more sustainable travel, as well as being a positive perk for staff. A part subsidised offer could also contribute to the cost of installing and running the charge points for the business.
The Deciding Factor
As more people start to drive EVs, a destination that offers EV charging could attract more visitors. Visitors are also increasingly thinking about sustainable ways to travel, and offering this service, alongside other sustainable credentials, could encourage new visitors.
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Contribution to gaining a B Corporation certification. B Corporation is a certification for companies that measures their social and environmental performance. Being B-Corp certified reinforces a company’s social responsibility credentials and can strengthen customer perceptions of your brand.
A Step-by-step Guide to Installation
Step 1
Consider charge point type and number.
Step 2
Consider potential location(s)
Step 3
Research charge point suppliers.
Step 4
Site survey
Step 5
Charge point supplier to provide quote
Step 6
Review quote
Step 7
Supplier to install, & commission charge point(s)
Funding Options
How To Fund Your EV Installation
Installing EV charge points can be costly for small to medium businesses, but many self-fund with government incentives.
Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS):
Provides up to 75% of the cost (capped at £350 per socket, up to 40 sockets) for businesses, charities, and public sector organisations. The charge points must have at least 3kW per socket and be for staff or fleet use. Customer parking is not eligible.
EV Infrastructure Grant for Staff and Fleets:
For businesses with 249 or fewer employees, this grant offers up to £15,000 per site, covering at least 5 parking spaces. Each business can apply for up to 5 grants.
EV Infrastructure Grant for Landlords:
Covers up to 75% of the cost per charge point, capped at £350, with up to 100 grants available per year for landlords to install at commercial properties.
Private Funding
Some EV charge point suppliers may install units for free, offering businesses a percentage of the profit. However, it could take several years before profit is realised due to slow EV uptake.
When paired with a solar project, Shawton Energy can fund EV charging solutions at no cost. Contact us for more details.
Businesses are encouraged to explore various financing options to determine the best value for their needs.
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FAQs
How are charge points maintained?
Having a reliable charge point gives visitors confidence in the ability to charge. So, reliable, well-maintained charge points are essential. Appointing a single company to carry out servicing, maintenance, and repairs ensures consistency. This cost can be requested as part of the initial supplier quote.
Is planning permission required?
Whether you need planning permission depends on the type of charger being installed and the location of your site. Working with your chosen supplier, this can be reviewed and assessed and required permissions can be sought.
How much should the customer be charged?
It is recommended a tariff is put in place to cover ongoing operational expenditure costs, such as electricity costs, however, this is up to the host businesses who may also provide EV charging services free of charge.
Tariffs are set at a pence per kWh rate. Current tariffs in the UK range from 20 p/kWh to 45p/kWh. The higher rates are often found on higher-powered charging units.
What are passive charging points?
Passive EV charging provision is when the underground supporting infrastructure, such as cabling to parking spaces, is in place to ensure easy installation for the future. It is recommended businesses consider passive provision when installing units to minimise future costs and future-proof your investment.
What is smart charging?
Smart charging is a term encompassing intelligent functionalities of chargers to distribute the available power in an efficient and flexible way. For example, load balancing distributes the available capacity proportionally over all active charging stations to ensure that optimal charging is provided to all EVs, within the capacity of the supply.
Smart charging functionality can help avoid expensive network upgrades on a large number of chargers.
How do I make charge points accessible?
All charge point(s) should be as accessible as possible. Key considerations should include ensuring there is enough space for people who use wheelchairs to be able to safely use charge points, as well as things like the height of the charge point, and the design of the screen and charging information.