UK drivers will benefit from an additional £56 million in public and industry funding for increasing electric vehicle chargepoints across the country.
The funding will expand the current Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) pilot, boost the existing On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS) and help councils across England secure dedicated resource to develop in-house expertise and capability to coordinate chargepoint plans and work with private operators – delivering a more comprehensive and reliable network of chargepoints for drivers.
In addition to expanding 3 of the original LEVI pilot schemes, there are also 16 new pilot scheme areas, a full breakdown of public and private funding below:
- £200,000 to Buckinghamshire
- £1.9 million to Cumbria
- £1 million to Hackney
- £2.3 million to Harborough
- £1.8 million to Hounslow
- £600,000 to Lancashire
- £1.6 million to Norfolk
- £1.6 million to Oxfordshire
- £1.6 million to Rotherham
- £800,000 to Sunderland
- £2.5 million to Waltham Forest
- £1 million to Warwickshire
- £8.5 million to West Midlands
- £2.9 million to West Sussex
- £3 million to West Yorkshire
- £1.9 million to York
- £7.4 million to Durham
- £4.4 million to Barnet
- £3.6 million to North Yorkshire
Jesse Norman, Technology and Decarbonisation Transport Minister, said:
"The government is giving local authorities across England additional help today to energise their chargepoint roll-out plans.
"Today’s commitment will lead to thousands of new chargers being installed, and plans for tens of thousands extra in due course, so that more people than ever can make the transition to using EVs."