The roll-out of electric vehicle charge points is set to benefit from ￡56m in public and industry funding announced by the Department for Transport. The announcement by transport minister Jesse Norman will help deliver up to 2,400 charge point installations in the short term, and'tens of thousands' longer term. According to DfT, the funding will expand the existing the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) pilot, boost the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS) and help English councils secure resources to develop in-house expertise and capability to coordinate charge point plans and work with private operators. There are 16 new pilot schemes across England in addition to expanding three of the original LEVI pilot schemes in Barnet, Durham and North Yorkshire. In total, ￡22m of government funding for the pilot areas is supported by ￡17m of private funding and ￡2m from public funds across local authorities. An ￡8m LEVI Capability Fund has been launched also to to equip local authorities with the know how to scale up their charging strategies.
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