13 Midlands councils to benefit from funding for chargers

In the UK, almost £40m will be distributed between 13 Midlands councils to set up electric vehicle charging points. The cash has come from the UK Government’s Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund.

Two partnerships have been created between the councils to work on the project: The Second Midlands EV Infrastructure Consortium and the Third Midlands EV Infrastructure Consortium. The partnerships have an award of £39.3m, from which each local authority has been allocated an individual amount.

According to Midlands Connect, their analysis found the Midlands region needs 17,461 new public EV charging points by the end of 2025 to meet the needs of the growing EV market.

Almost exactly a year ago, Midlands Connect and five local city councils secured £1million of funding through the LEVI Fund Pilot. These funds are expected to attract an additional £2.8m of private sector investment to roll out 322 standard and 27 rapid EV charging points across the Midlands.