Launching this year the Government’s Electric Vehicle Pavement Channels Grant will help more drivers in England make the switch to electric vehicles by making home charging easier and more affordable.
A new fund of up to £25 million is now available to local authorities across England this year, to support their residents without driveways charge an electric vehicle. The funding is part of the Government’s Plan for Change and a £63 million package announced by the Department for Transport in July 2025 to scale up the transition to electric vehicles across the UK. Further details on the application process and timings for the Pavement Channels Grant were made available to local authorities in England.
Pavement channels are in-ground fittings that allow residents without driveways to charge their EV at home. They enable access to cheaper household EV charging rates with a potential saving of up to £1,500 a year compared to running a petrol or diesel car. Local authorities will be able to apply for EV pavement charging funding and benefit from this grant later this year.
The fund will be provided to local authorities by the Department for Transport (DfT), with support from the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) support body – Energy Saving Trust, PA Consulting and Cenex – who provide guidance and support to all local authorities to help deliver EV infrastructure nationwide.
Hugh Pickerill, programme manager for EV Grants and Infrastructure at Energy Saving Trust, said:
“The EVPC grant is a welcome compliment to existing funding schemes, such as the LEVI scheme, helping residents without access to off-street parking make the switch to an electric vehicle. We look forward to providing further guidance and supporting local authorities in delivering this grant across the country.”
Future of Roads Minister Lilian Greenwood said:
“We’re making it easier and cheaper to own an electric vehicle, and our £25m boost to make home charging easier will unlock savings of up to £1,500 a year for motorists compared to driving petrol or diesel.
“This is on top of over 82,000 public chargepoints already available in the UK – with one added every half an hour – and we’re investing over £4bn to help drivers and industry switch to EVs, supporting jobs and driving investment to help deliver our Plan for Change.”