The UK Government has announced a major boost to EV Charging.The Secretary of State for Transport, Patrick McLoughlin, today announced the biggest upgrade to the UK’s road network in a generation. The plan represents a tripling of levels of spending on the roads by the end of the decade.
A key part of the strategy is the development of a comprehensive national network of chargepoints for electric vehicles. On top of the Government’s existing support for the ULEV market and infrastructure, the strategy includes a major commitment to install chargepoints on the strategic road network. The commitment is for the Highways Agency to expand the existing chargepoint network to ensure that for 95 per cent of the time motorists will be no more than 20 miles from a chargepoint. Wherever possible these will be rapid chargers, capable of charging an electric vehicle in less than 30 minutes.
A key part of the strategy is the development of a comprehensive national network of chargepoints for electric vehicles. On top of the Government’s existing support for the ULEV market and infrastructure, the strategy includes a major commitment to install chargepoints on the strategic road network. The commitment is for the Highways Agency to expand the existing chargepoint network to ensure that for 95 per cent of the time motorists will be no more than 20 miles from a chargepoint. Wherever possible these will be rapid chargers, capable of charging an electric vehicle in less than 30 minutes.
