Network planning
For fleets across several depots, one plan that sets which sites go first and settles the shared decisions once.
Fleet electrification, from depot charging to grid capacity
Ovia Group plans and installs depot charging for electric vans, cars, HGVs and coaches across Liverpool and the North West. We start with the duty cycle and the grid connection, because those decide what a depot can charge.
What you get
Fleet decarbonisation strategy
Which vehicles can move to electric and when, set against routes, duty cycles and replacement dates.
Depot charging design
AC and rapid DC charging sized to dwell time, with load management so the fleet charges within the connection.
Grid capacity and connection
What the depot’s supply can carry, what an upgrade would take, and where on-site battery storage can close the gap.
Grant applications
The Depot Charging Scheme application prepared and managed, from eligibility to claim.
Installation and maintenance
Chargepoints fitted by OZEV authorised installers, with a maintenance agreement in place from handover.
One depot or a network
A single depot with clear demand and enough power can be run as one project. Across several depots, the harder problem is coordination, because vehicles, power, property and funding all arrive on different timelines.
For multi-site fleets we plan across the network first: where and when vehicles arrive, which depots have the power to go first, and which decisions can be settled once rather than reopened at every site. The Depot Charging Scheme takes one application per organisation covering all of its sites, so the network plan is where the application starts.
The Depot Charging Scheme
The Depot Charging Scheme funds chargepoints and civil works at depots used by battery-electric vans, HGVs and coaches. In its first window it paid 70% of eligible costs, up to £1 million per organisation.
Window 2 is scheduled to run from 28 October 2026 to 29 January 2027, for projects starting from April 2027. Funding rates for window 2 had not been confirmed at the time of writing.
Grid connection costs sit outside the grant, so the capacity question needs an answer before the application goes in. That is where we start.
Scheme details on GOV.UKWho we work with
Logistics and haulage operators
Depots moving vans and HGVs to electric, where power is the constraint.
Councils and public fleets
Refuse, maintenance and pool fleets with a fleet decarbonisation strategy to deliver.
Bus and coach operators
Overnight depot charging planned around timetables and the connection.
Businesses with van fleets
Service and delivery fleets that charge back at base overnight.
Start with a conversation.
A depot survey comes before any commitment.