First local authorities to receive LEVI funding for on-street EV chargepoints

Five local authorities have been approved for a total of £14.2m in capital chargepoint funding

Five local authorities have been approved for a total of £14.2m in capital chargepoint funding

The first five local authorities in England have been approved for payments to develop electric vehicle chargepoint infrastructure, following successful applications to the UK government’s local electric vehicle infrastructure (LEVI) fund.

The local authorities approved for a total of £14.2m in capital chargepoint funding to date are: Bedford, East Sussex, North Yorkshire and the London Boroughs Hackney and Hounslow.

Following approval by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles...