London has been awarded £35.7m to invest in its electric vehicle charge points.
The money, issued by the Government’s Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund, will help expand the charging network across all 32 boroughs and the City of London.
A further £3m will help councils deliver the LEVI projects. The mayor of London has previously estimated that 40,000 to 60,000 chargers would be needed by 2030 to meet EV needs within London.
Making up a third of the UK’s total, London has almost 13,000 charge points. The mayor, London Councils and Transport for London will help the boroughs to install the public charge points, with a focus on areas without access to off-street parking.
London currently has one charge point for every four registered electric vehicles in the city. in other cities across the country, the national average is one charge point for every 12 vehicles.
It also has the most public rapid charge points by volume and share of any European city. As the need for electric vehicles rise to meet our net zero goals, the country must build out infrastructure.
This new investment will be vital for the capital and will hopefully aid a real progression towards a carbon free city.
