The drive to improve Worcestershire’s electric vehicle infrastructure is a step closer following a successful bid to install more charging points across the county.
Worcestershire is one of eight local authorities, across the midlands, that have successfully bid for £20.64m of funding, aimed at getting more public electric vehicle chargers into areas with limited off-street parking.
Worcestershire County Council, alongside Lincolnshire County Council, led the partnership of local authorities, that included Herefordshire Council, Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Telford & Wrekin Council, Warwickshire County Council, Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council.
Councillor Marc Bayliss, Worcestershire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport, said: “I’m pleased that Worcestershire, alongside other local authorities, has been successful in this bid for significant funding towards boosting electric vehicle infrastructure.
“It’s hoped, that installing more public charging stations across the county, will not only support those who already have an electric vehicle, but also encourage others to make the move towards purchasing one.”
The partnership of eight midlands-based local authorities, worked alongside Sub-National Transport Body Midlands Connect on the bid. The funding follows another bid, led by Nottinghamshire County Council, which secured £20.17m, totalling £40.8m of funding to make electric vehicle infrastructure improvements, across the wider midlands area.
The funding comes from Government’s Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund, and will be used to leverage private finance, to help deliver charge point sockets across the region, with details determined as part of future contracts.
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