Charging at Home Support

Support towards the costs of the purchase and installation of an EV chargepoint is available from the Office of Zero Emissions (OZEV). Further details can be found here:  

Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Grant for Households with On-Street Parking 

Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Grant for Renters and Flat Owners 

To increase the choice of charging options to our residents Sunderland City Council successfully trialled five Residential Charging Hubs and plan to increase availability city wide. In addition, the council have commenced a trial for EV channel charging. 

If you don't have a driveway, and wish to charge from home, a home EV channel for charging is the approved method of getting your charging cable from your home charger to your EV at the kerbside across a public footpath.   

The channel is installed into the footpath by the council's highways contractor for use by the homeowner making the application. The homeowner uses the channel by lifting the lid and simply inserting their own electric charging cable into the channel and then closing the lid. Residents will be expected to contribute to the costs of installation.  

It is illegal for any person to place or run a cable or wire or fix any apparatus along or across a public highway. Having a cable trail from your home, across the pavement to your car will cause a safety hazard.

North East Mayor Kim McGuinness has secured £1.2 million from the Cross Pavement Charging Fund to help over 1000 households access affordable home charging options. This will allow EV owners to charge at residential electricity rates, which are significantly cheaper than public charging tariffs, helping more residents make the transition to EV and save money at the same time. Application criteria and conditions will be dependent on the relevant local authority, and not all off-street properties will be suitable for this funding.