Drivers of electric vehicles (EVs) across England will benefit from thousands of new charge points, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced. A total of 2,400 new charge points will be installed in locations such as Cumbria, Norfolk, Oxfordshire and West Sussex as part of £56 million in public and industry funding.
Sixteen more local authority areas will receive money as part of the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) pilot scheme. The three original pilot schemes – in Durham, the London borough of Barnet and North Yorkshire – will be expanded.
Councils will also be given support to work with private operators towards the installation of "tens of thousands more" charge points in the long term, according to the DfT. Transport minister Jesse Norman said: "The Government is giving local authorities across England additional help today to energise their charge point roll-out plans.
