New LEVI capability funding been announced to help local authorities, including North Yorkshire, plan for new chargepoint infrastructure. Drivers will benefit from £56 million of support to continue the expansion of electric vehicle charging across the country. The funding supports growth of the charging network across England, adding a further 2,400 chargepoints and helping to level up the country’s charging infrastructure. Sixteen local authorities, including North Yorkshire, will benefit from funding to support electric vehicle chargepoint rollout.
The funding will expand the current Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) pilot, boost the existing On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS) and help councils across England secure dedicated resource to develop in-house expertise and capability to coordinate chargepoint plans and work with private operators – delivering a more comprehensive and reliable network of chargepoints for drivers.
I'm thrilled that North Yorkshire is set to benefit from this funding, which includes the original LEVI Pilot funding amount for North Yorkshire County Council of £2,000,000, matched with £200,000 of private investment, in order to deliver 70 charge points. The local authority is receiving an additional LEVI Pilot funding amount of £1,237,000.
In addition to expanding the pilot scheme, today also sees the launch of the £8 million LEVI Capability Fund which will equip local authorities with the skills and ambition to scale up their plans when it comes to their charging strategy.
The funding will help local authorities work in tandem with private business and chargepoint operators to drive the sustainable growth of local networks, building and utilising their collective knowledge and expertise to deliver the most ambitious chargepoint plans for their area.
Today also sees the government bringing forward a further £7 million funding for the existing On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme, bringing the total funding this year to £37 million. Three thousand chargepoints have already been installed under ORCS with a further 10,000 in the pipeline.
Several additional funding schemes are already open and available to help install chargepoints for electric vehicles with government support, including the Workplace Charging Scheme, landlord grant and the private/rental grant.
The government has already spent over £2 billion to support the move to zero emission vehicles, helping drive forward the decarbonisation of the UK’s entire transport system.
