EV Charge Point Installation

EV chargers are becoming increasingly popular among UK businesses - presenting energy brokers the opportunity to provide additional value to their customers, and generate a recurring revenue stream for next-to-no effort.

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As the UK government intends to ban the sale of new petrol & diesel cars by 2035, the demand for EV charging infrastructure is expected to rise rapidly. The transition is eased by the availability of various charging options such as home, workplace, and public charging, with an increase in fast and ultra-fast chargers. 

The Opportunity for Brokers

EV charge point installations are an easy way to make extra money as you can choose to simply provide us with the lead and leave us to do the work for you!  

We can communicate directly with the client and installer on your behalf – it’s up to you how involved you want to be once you’ve submitted the initial request for a site survey. 

  • Diversify your services/portfolio
  • Help promote sustainability & goals for reaching net zero 
  • Additional revenue stream with continuous residual income 
  • Government grants available for customers enabling brokers to help clients save money 

Benefits for your customers

There are multiple benefits to businesses when it comes to installing EV charging points, whether or not they are looking to reduce business vehicle emissions and save money on commercial fleet and employee fuel costs. For example, they can boost their benefits offer to employees & promote sustainability, and add an extra revenue stream by controlling who uses the charger(s) & how much they pay to do so. Plus, they can also track costs and usage separately to their building energy usage.

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As part of our free Broker Success webinar series for energy brokers & consultants, learn about all-things EV – from the broader socio-political factors influencing behaviour and policy around electric vehicles and how that’s likely to influence demand, to the revenue options available to both Brokers and their customers.

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End-to-end project management

If you choose to work with OnlineDIRECT and our preferred installation partner, you can expect the project to look something like the following:

  • Download an EV request form from the energyengine® (Support > Support documents), or contact our Account Manager
  • Email the completed form to the Energy Services team
  • We will instruct our partner to contact the customer to undergo a pre-survey call and arrange a free site survey
  • A quote will be received within 5 working days of the site survey
  • Once quote accepted, the contract will be sent to the client within 5 working days
  • Installation will then take place on a date agreed between all parties

Government Grants & Incentives for EV Charge Point Installations

There are currently a number of incentives for businesses looking to install EV chargers. Please note that installation must have been booked ahead of the grant application deadline for customers to be eligible for the grant.

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Workplace Charging Scheme

The Workplace Charging Scheme provides support for organisations towards the cost of installing up to 40 electric vehicle chargepoint sockets at their sites.

The scheme covers up to 75% of the total costs of the purchase and installation of EV chargepoints (including VAT), capped at a maximum of £350 per socket and 40 sockets per application.

It is open to eligible businesses, charities, public sector organisations, small accommodation businesses.

Closing date for applications is 31st March 2026.

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Workplace Charging Scheme for State-funded Education Institutions 

The Workplace Charging Scheme for state-funded education institutions grant is for state-funded schools and education institutions to install electric vehicle chargepoint sockets at their site(s).

State-funded schools & educational institutions can currently receive up to 75% off the cost to install electric vehicle charging points (£2500 off per socket, up to a max of 40 sockets)

For those that are eligible, that means a job that would normally cost £20,000 for 6 sockets would only cost £5,000 with the grant!

Closing date for applications is 31st March 2026.

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Electric vehicle infrastructure grant for staff and fleets 

The EV infrastructure grant is for small and medium-sized businesses, and gives money off the cost of wider building and installation work that’s needed to install multiple chargepoint sockets across up to 5 different sites.

The work can be for sockets you want to install now and in the future, and can cover things like wiring and posts.

This grant covers 75% of the cost of the work, up to a maximum of £15,000. Businesses can get up to £350 per chargepoint socket installed, and up to £500 per parking space enabled with supporting infrastructure.

Closing date for applications is 31st March 2026.

Broker FAQs

Businesses that tend to benefit most from electric vehicle (EV) charge points are those that are located in places where people will be there for a long time. For example:

  • Offices 
  • Retail Parks 
  • Restaurants 
  • Schools 
  • Hospitals/clinics 

Businesses such as farms, convenience stores or any business where people don’t pass through much or for a long time, would be better off having a domestic EV charge installation rather than a commercial one as it would most likely be more for their own use. 

Working with OnlineDIRECT, Brokers will receive commission of 10% of the total hardware & install cost (paid upon completion), plus 7.5% of each charge transaction & £10 per socket per year.

Capital or lease purchase is available for business customers installing EV charge points.

EV charge points can be installed relatively quickly. If there are no hold ups, customers can expect to have revenue-generating meters within one month of the initial site survey taking place.

EV charge points draw power from the customer’s existing energy supplier at their standard rate.

At present, suppliers do not offer EV tariffs for business, but this is something that we are in conversation with our energy supplier partners as we know there is an increasing demand for this type of tariff. 

When installed through OnlineDIRECT’s EV partner, businesses are provided with access to an energy analytics platform that allows them to monitor the charge point, see the usage and even amend the tariff.

This <energy analytics platform can then be rolled out to help the business monitor and manage their broader business energy consumption. Brokers are encouraged to speak with their Account Manager to find out more information.

When installed through OnlineDIRECT’s EV partner, maintenance costs are included in the total cost except for the hardware. All EV chargers come with a standard 3-year warranty from the hardware manufacturer. 

Customers benefit from 24/7 support from a specialist team, ensuring reliability and minimising downtime, plus dedicated account management and proactive maintenance to keep your chargers running.

Looking for more information on our EV services, or to book a free site survey?

Our EV experts are here to help with any query you have. Complete the form and one of our team will be in touch within 48 hours.

Alternatively, give us a call on 01604 641363 (9am-5.30pm, Mon-Fri).

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