EECA Round 10 funding applications close April 14
EV charging, technology and services, and demonstrating light and heavy low emission vehicles are the focus for the newly opened Round 10 of the Government’s low emission vehicles contestable fund (LEVCF) administered by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA).
Applications for the latest round have until Wednesday, April 14, 2021 to submit their proposals to EECA for a share of the $4.5 million available.
The LEVCF encourages innovation and investment to accelerate the uptake of low emission vehicles through 50% funding for projects, energy and resources minister Megan Woods says in opening the 10th round.
She says the fund has committed $29.4m in government funding to 180 projects, matched by more than $62m in applicant funding.
“Over nine rounds, the investment focus of the fund has evolved, from growing awareness and uptake of electric vehicles to expanding our public charging network and investing in New Zealand-first, innovative technology,” Woods says.
“Through the fund, we’ve helped ensure Kiwis can charge their electric vehicles the length of the country and invested in work to develop battery repurposing and recycling.
“We’ve upskilled the industry, and organisations from small community groups to nationwide transport companies have shown there is a low-emission vehicle solution for just about every need.”
Woods says there’s still considerable scope for previous successful projects to be replicated, but in new sectors and applications.
“We also need to make the charging network denser, by filling gaps in the network and making more facilities available at key locations,” she says.
“I’m looking forward to seeing more organisations embrace low-emission vehicles and innovative transport solutions for their sectors.”
Click here or email LEVFund@eeca.govt.nz for more information about the fund.
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