Grants & Policy
- Local authority EV charging procurement: the frameworks worth knowing in 2026 2026-08-26
England's councils finally have LEVI money moving, seven tenders went live in one wave, and the PAC has already named the failure mode. Here are the EV charging procurement frameworks actually worth knowing in 2026 — CCS RM6213, ESPO VCI3, the regional routes and the free CCS/DfT template pack — and the three contract terms to demand on any of them. - £1 billion just landed for UK fleet electrification. Window 2 opens in weeks — start your application now. 2026-08-20
£170m Depot Charging Scheme, £81k truck grant, £5k van grant — window 2 opens 28 October 2026. Plain-English guide for UK fleet operators. - The £1m depot grant nobody's claiming — because the form looks like tax returns 2026-06-15
Depot Charging Scheme: 70% up to £1m, the eligibility traps, and the OZEV form 4b walkthrough that takes an evening, not a quarter. - OZEV grants explained without making you want to lie down in a dark room 2026-06-01
Workplace Charging Scheme, Depot Charging Scheme, EV Infrastructure Grant — what they actually pay, who qualifies, and how to stack them with capital allowances without HMRC writing you a letter. - What a commercial EV charger actually costs in 2026 — every line item, no waffle 2026-05-25
A real, line-item price list for UK commercial EV chargers in 2026 — 7kW workplace, 22kW twin, 50kW DC, 150kW ultra-rapid — with the hidden costs, the grants that change the maths, and a worked example for a 6-socket workplace install. - EV Chargepoint Grant for Landlords 2026: £500 Per Socket for Rental Properties
Landlords can claim 75% of the cost of EV chargepoints at rental properties — up to £500 per socket, across multiple properties — but the scheme closes for good on 31 March 2027. Here's how it works. - Depot Charging Scheme 2026: How Fleets Get 70% Off Depot EV Charging
The Depot Charging Scheme funds 70% of depot charging infrastructure — up to £1 million — for fleets running zero-emission vans, HGVs and coaches. But the first application window closes 30 June 2026. Here's what you get and how to claim. - EV Charger Grants for UK Business in 2026: Every Scheme Still Open
The government streamlined its EV charging grants in 2026 — and put them all on a clock to 31 March 2027. Here's every grant a UK business can still claim (workplace, education, landlord and depot), plus the depot deadline just weeks away. - The 2026 Workplace Charging Scheme: How UK Businesses Get £500 Per Socket Off EV Chargers
The Workplace Charging Scheme now gives UK businesses up to £500 per socket — 75% of the cost, up to 40 sockets — on workplace EV chargers. But it closes for good in March 2027. Here's exactly what you get, who qualifies, and how to claim.
Solar & Carports
- Solar carports: why covering your car park is the most obvious thing you're not doing 2026-08-24
Solar canopies over parking turn dead asphalt into 40–80kWp of generation per row, weather protection for staff, and the structural skeleton your future EV chargers want. - Your warehouse roof is a £52k-a-year investment property. You're using it to store pigeons. 2026-06-29
Commercial rooftop solar payback in 2026: the maths for a typical industrial unit, the export tariffs you can lock in, and the structural surveys that catch you out. - Solar Carports for Business in 2026: Generate Power, Shade Cars, Charge EVs 2026-06-20
A solar carport shelters your car park, generates clean power and hosts EV charging — all at once. Here's how the 2026 business case and funding stack up for car-park-rich sites. - How to Fund Commercial Solar in 2026: Tax Relief, Export Income & £0 Upfront
There's no single solar grant for most UK businesses — but tax relief (Annual Investment Allowance), Smart Export Guarantee income and £0-upfront financing can cover most of the cost. Here's how commercial solar funding works in 2026.
Reliability & Trust
- OCPP 1.6 vs 2.0.1: the open-protocol upgrade that prevents vendor lock-in 2026-08-23
OCPP is the difference between owning your EV chargers and renting them from a vendor who might not exist in five years. What 1.6 vs 2.0.1 actually means, the 'compatible vs certified' trick, and the contract clause that protects you. - How to Choose a Reliable EV Charging Partner in 2026 2026-06-21
An offline EV charger earns nothing and damages your brand. Here's how to choose a charging partner on the metric that actually matters in 2026 — uptime — and what to check before you sign. - Why nearly half of UK EV drivers have stood in the rain swearing at a broken charger 2026-06-08
Charger reliability data nobody wants to publish, what the new public regulations actually require, and why uptime in your quote should be SLA-credited, not headline-only.
Battery Storage
- Your business electricity bill is now 60% fees, 40% electricity. The grid is the new villain. 2026-08-20
60% of your UK business electricity bill is non-commodity fees. From 1 April 2026 they got worse. Solar + battery + smart energy is the only working lever. - Triad is dead, long live the £30k-a-year battery cheat code 2026-08-17
Post-Triad UK electricity markets created a new arbitrage: DUoS red-band shaving and capacity market plays. A 200kWh BESS now pays back in 3–4 years on the right site. - Commercial Battery Storage in 2026: The Funding, Revenue and ROI Explained
Commercial battery storage isn't funded by a grant — it pays for itself through avoided peak costs, stacked grid revenue and tax relief. Here's how the 2026 business case works, and when it's worth it.
Thought Leadership
- The UK just passed 2 million EVs. Your fleet still runs on diesel. Awkward. 2026-08-20
UK passed 2 million EVs. 26% of new cars sold are electric. 120,388 public chargers. Your diesel fleet is now the awkward one — here's the catch-up plan. - Going electric in 4 weeks: what actually happens (and what the salesman won't tell you) 2026-08-03
Week-by-week walkthrough of a depot install, the bits that genuinely take time (it's not what you think), and the milestones to write into your contract. - Smart Energy Plans in 2026: Why Piecemeal Beats Nothing, But Integration Wins
Solar, battery storage, EV charging and energy procurement work best as one integrated plan, not separate projects. Here's why a smart energy strategy outperforms piecemeal buying in 2026. - The Business Case for Going Electric in 2026
Final-year EV grants, tax relief on solar and storage, volatile energy prices and rising customer and staff expectations — 2026 is a rare alignment of reasons to electrify. Here's the full business case.
Fleet
- We costed a 50-van switch to electric. The finance director cried (in a good way). 2026-08-10
Full case study of a 50-van fleet electrification: capex, opex, depot infrastructure, grants stacked with super deduction, and the year-by-year P&L impact. - ZEV mandate 2026: the law your fleet director is quietly panicking about 2026-07-27
Plain-English explainer of the 2026 ZEV mandate trajectory, the credit-trading mechanism, and what it means for residual values on your diesel fleet. - Your diesel fleet is haemorrhaging £40k a year. Here's the receipt. 2026-07-20
Diesel vs electric van TCO in 2026, with the fuel duty trajectory, BIK savings, residual value drops on late-life diesels, and the £40k-a-year leak nobody pricing on pence-per-litre will spot. - Electrifying Your Fleet in 2026: The Total Cost of Ownership Case 2026-06-22
Electric fleets look pricey on the sticker and cheap over their lifetime. Here's the 2026 total-cost-of-ownership case — fuel, maintenance, 4% company-car tax and grant-funded charging.
Destination Charging
- Two chargers. £7,116 profit in year two. Why your retail park is leaving cash on the tarmac. 2026-07-13
A real-world destination charging P&L for a retail park: dwell time, footfall lift, tariff structures, and the maintenance line nobody quotes accurately. - Hotels without EV charging in 2026: congratulations, you're a museum 2026-07-06
Why EV traveller booking criteria has flipped, what destination charging actually earns a 60-room hotel, and the brand partnerships worth taking (and the ones worth declining). - EV Charging for Gyms & Leisure Centres in 2026: The Member-Retention Play
Members spend 60–90 minutes on site — the perfect EV charging window. Here's how gyms and leisure centres use charging to drive retention and premium upsell, funded by the Workplace Charging Scheme. - Destination EV Charging for Hotels, Pubs & Retail: Turn Dwell Time Into Revenue
For hotels, pubs and retail parks, EV charging attracts higher-value customers and turns dwell time into spend — and it's grant-funded. Here's the 2026 destination-charging case.
Workplace
- Workplace chargers: the £500-a-socket grant, the recruitment perk, and the trick to charging staff fairly 2026-06-22
How the WCS actually works in 2026, why HR teams are paying attention, and the three smart-charging policies that stop staff fighting over plugs. - Office EV Charging in 2026: The Recruitment and Retention Benefit
For office employers, EV charging supports recruitment, retention and salary-sacrifice schemes. Here's the 2026 case — and how the Workplace Charging Scheme funds 75% up to £500 per socket. - Public Sector EV Charging in 2026: Grants, Procurement and Fleet Electrification
Councils, NHS trusts and public bodies are electrifying fleets and estates under net-zero mandates. Here's how the Workplace Charging Scheme and compliant procurement make it affordable in 2026. - EV Charging for Schools & Colleges in 2026: The £2,000-Per-Socket Grant
State-funded schools and colleges qualify for a higher rate of EV charging grant — up to £2,000 per socket under the Workplace Charging Scheme for education. Here's the 2026 detail. - How Much Does Commercial EV Charging Cost in 2026? UK Price Guide
Commercial EV charger costs range from ~£1,200 per socket for workplace units to £45,000 for a rapid charger — and the Workplace Charging Scheme covers up to £500 per socket. Here's the real 2026 price breakdown, including the costs people forget.