EV chargepoint funding must provide space for commercial use

Government infrastructure spending needs to support business, says Denise Beedall of Logistics UK

Denise Beedall

Denise Beedall

The £56m funding announced by government to increase the provision of electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints must create provision for commercial vehicles, according to business group Logistics UK, if the industry is to hasten its transfer to net zero.

Figures released in October 2022 by the Department for Transport (DfT) showed the total number of public EV chargepoints in the UK reached 34,637. However, the UK Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy report, published in 2022, notes that...