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<p>Data on domestic charging devices funded by the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme
(EVHS) are presented in the table. Figures are from 1 July 2021.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>EVHS funded charging devices</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scottish
Borders</strong></p></td><td><p>352</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p>11,582</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK</strong></p></td><td><p>157,652</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The Department holds data on plug-in car grants but this database does not
provide the geographic breakdown required.</p><p>The table below shows, up to the
end of December 2020, the number of plug-in car grant eligible models registered for
the first time in the respective geographies. The right hand column provides an estimate
of the maximum financial value of the grant support for these vehicles. This was calculated
from vehicle registration data by applying amount of available grant for eligible
models at the time of registration. This estimate does not mean that every car registered
received the grant or that other cars did not receive the grant before the end of
December 2020 but had not registered the car yet.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Area
of registration</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of registrations for eligible
models</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Maximum potential grant support awarded <sup>1</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland
Borders Unitary Authority</strong></p></td><td><p>308</p></td><td><p>£1.1 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p>17,266</p></td><td><p>£61
million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK</strong></p></td><td><p>301,096</p></td><td><p>£1,066
million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>7 Scottish local authorities have
been awarded grants totalling £1,065,381 through the On-Street Residential Chargepoint
Scheme (ORCS), up to July 2021. The Scheme is administered on the Department’s behalf
by Energy Saving Trust, who offer expert advice and support to local authorities throughout
the application process. Energy Saving Trust, in partnership with the Office for Zero
Emission Vehicles, also hosts a library of webinars and guidance documents focussing
on the challenges that authorities face when installing charging infrastructure, while
promoting the available funding.</p><p>In early 2022, in collaboration with the Institution
of Engineering and Technology, we will publish an EV infrastructure guide for local
authority EV officers, to assist with the transition to ZEVs. This guide will cover
the steps needed to take in order to deploy chargepoints for residents. Scottish local
authorities were involved in the scoping of the document and will be asked to comment
at consultation stage in due course.</p><p>The Government wants to ensure that drivers
can benefit from the transition to zero emission vehicles. The On-Street Residential
Chargeoint Scheme (ORCS) is available to all UK local authorities to provide public
chargepoints for their residents without access to private parking. £20 million is
available in 2021-22 to UK local authorities through the On-Street Residential Chargepoint
Scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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