• • • ELECTRIC VEHICLES • • •
Government launches £56 million fund to boost EV charge points across the UK
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rivers from Cumbria to West Sussex to benefit from £56 million of support to continue the expansion of electric vehicle
charging across the country.
The funding supports growth of the charging network across England, adding a further 2,400 charge points and helping to level up the country’s charging infrastructure – 16 local authorities, including Sunderland, Rotherham and Norfolk, will benefit from funding to support electric vehicle charge point rollout.
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 charge point plans and work with private operators – delivering a more comprehensive and reliable network of charge points for drivers.
In addition to expanding three 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; • £1.9m to Cumbria; • £1m to Hackney; • £2.3m to Harborough; • £1.8m to Hounslow; • £600,000 to Lancashire; • £1.6m to Norfolk; • £1.6m to Oxfordshire; • £1.6m to Rotherham; • £800,000 to Sunderland; • £2.5m to Waltham Forest; • £1m to Warwickshire; • £8.5m to West Midlands; • £2.9m to West Sussex; • £3m to West Yorkshire; • £1.9m to York; • £7.4m to Durham*; • £4.4m to Barnet*; and • £3.6m to North Yorkshire*.
The government is giving local authorities across England additional help today to energise their charge point roll-out plans.
This 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.
In total, £22m of government funding for the pilot areas is supported by an additional £17m of private funding, and £2m from public funds across local authorities.
In addition to expanding the pilot scheme, the government has also launched the £8m LEVI Capability Fund, which will equip local authorities with the skills and ambition to scale up their plans when it comes to their charging strategy.
The funding will help local authorities work in tandem with private business and charge point operators to drive the sustainable growth of local networks, building and utilising their collective knowledge and expertise to deliver the most ambitious charge point plans for their area. The government has also brought forward a further £7m funding for the existing On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme, bringing the total funding this year to £37m. Three thousand charge points have already been installed under ORCS with a further 10,000 in the pipeline. Several additional funding schemes are already open and available to help install charge points for electric vehicles with government support, including the Workplace Charging Scheme, landlord grant and the private/rental grant. The government has already spent over £2 billion to support the move to zero emission vehicles, helping drive forward the decarbonisation of the UK’s entire transport system.
*Denotes original pilot expansion 38 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING • MARCH 2023
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