Local Transport Plans should set out EV charging policies, says DfT

EV charging strategy wants public EV chargepoints be aligned with other transport and energy needs

Confirming a requirement for an electric vehicle charging strategy to be published as a detailed supporting document to each Local Transport Plan (LTP).

The Department for Transport’s head of funding reform and delivery Nicole Barton has explained LTPs should include a detailed action plan setting out how public chargepoints will be provided, supported and aligned with the other transport and energy needs of the area.

Speaking at last month’s New Era for LTPs event, organised by...