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100,000 Electric Vehicle Charging Points to Be Installed with £381m Funding
- The UK Government announced today a major expansion to install over 100,000 local electric vehicle charging points across England.
- This initiative builds on a £381 million Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund aimed at supporting drivers without private driveways to charge overnight.
- London-Based firm Believ committed £300 million to install 30,000 charge points nationwide, as praised during Minister Lilian Greenwood's visit to their Exeter facilities.
- Transport Minister Greenwood emphasized the Government’s commitment to accelerating electric vehicle adoption by installing new charging stations at an average interval of every half hour, while working to reduce bureaucratic obstacles to support widespread EV use.
- The expansion and investment aim to boost driver confidence, accelerate EV uptake, and back British industry in the transition to cleaner transport by 2030.
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100,000 electric vehicle charging points to be installed with £381m funding
The new EV charging points come on top of the 80,000 already installed publicly across the UK.
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