More than £900,000 in UK government funding will be provided to boost the number of charging points for electric cars in the North West, the Deputy Prime Minister announced today.
Nick Clegg pledged to invest more than £9 million across the country as he launched a joint campaign with car manufacturers to promote the benefits of ultra low emission vehicles.
Under the plans, Cumbria County Council will receive £562,500 for new charging points, Cheshire East Council will receive £302,183, Hyndburn Borough Council will receive £26,250 and Pendle Borough Council will receive £10,000.
Northern Rail, which runs rail services across the North of England, has also been allocated £322,500 to install charging points in train station car parks.
Last year, Merseytravel also received funding from the Office for Low Emission Vehicles for 126 charging points across Merseyside and West Cheshire, including at some train stations.
The funding is part of a significant push to create an interoperable network of charge points across the UK over the next 2-3 years.
