In addition to the huge demand for EVs , the government is further supporting the industry by investing millions of pounds to encourage the uptake of EVs and the installation of charging points within the commercial and public sectors .

The latest government incentive to have been announced is the Workplace Charging Scheme ( WCS ), which offers businesses , charities and public sector bodies up to £ 6,000 towards the installation of EV charging units .

Rolec EV has developed an extensive range of EV charging units which have been approved under the WCS government scheme and qualify for funding .

The opportunities for the electrical contractor within the EV charging industry are now significant and come at a time when many contractors are looking for an alternative to the perceived declining photovoltaic ( PV ) business .

With the world ’ s vehicle manufacturers investing billions of pounds into EV manufacture , and in particular range extending battery technology , electric vehicles are now becoming a more desirable mainstream product - resulting in requirements for electric vehicle charging on a huge scale .

Rolec EV has developed an extensive range of EV charging units which have been approved under the WCS government scheme and qualify for funding .

Over the past two years in particular we have witnessed an unprecedented demand for the installation of EV charging points , and have ourselves recently hit the 50,000 charge point manufactured mark and are now gearing up to doubling this figure during 2017 .

With companies such as VW projecting their own imminent EV sales targets will exceed one million vehicles per year , it looks like electrical contractors are set to have a very busy future ahead of them .