More than £35m of Government funding will be channelled into ensuring that the city meets its target of 40-60,000 electric vehicle charge points by 2030.
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan and London Councils have announced thousands more electric vehicle charging points will be delivered across all 32 boroughs and the City of London to help the capital become a net-zero carbon city by 2030.
More than £35m of capital funding from the Government’s Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (Levi) fund will be channelled to help ensure the capital meets its target of 40-60,000 charge points by 2030, as set out in the mayor’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy.
An additional £3m of Capability funding will fund officers dedicated to supporting delivery of charge points across the boroughs.
Electric vehicle charging infrastructure
London currently has almost 13,000 electric charge points – around one third of the UK’s total – an increase of over 200 per cent since 2019. It equates to one charge point for every four registered electric vehicles in the city, compared with the national average of one charge point for every 12 vehicles. London also has the most public rapid charge points by volume and share of any European city.
The mayor, London Councils and Transport for London will support all London boroughs to deliver public charge points fairly, ensuring that charge points are installed to meet the needs of local communities, with a particular focus on supporting those who do not have access to off-street parking.
The funding will also be used to enable cross-border collaboration between boroughs when procuring and delivering charge points.
Since 2016 the mayor and TfL have delivered more than 300 rapid charge points with 100 new sites being tendered to the market in 2023, with additional sites to follow. All this complements over 500 rapid charge points that have been delivered by the private sector. Ten thousand slow-to-fast charge points have been installed across London since 2016.
“Shifting to electric vehicles is just one of the ways we can clean up our air and bring down harmful, toxic emissions,” said Khan. “London is leading the way in the delivery of electric vehicle charge points and infrastructure, and this funding will help ensure that we can reach our ambition to have at the very least one electric vehicle charge point on every street where needed.
“Alongside our work to boost walking, cycling and public transport – such as with the new Superloop – this funding will help to build a better London for everyone – a city that is cleaner, greener, fairer and more prosperous for all.”
London Councils’ climate change, transport and environment lead and mayor of Hackney Philip Glanville, added: “London boroughs have installed 9,000 charge points since 2016 but we know further extensive investment in London’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure is crucial to making it as easy as possible for Londoners across the capital to make the switch to cleaner travel options.
“This ambitious record of delivery for Londoners has only been possible because of the unique partnership between Government, the mayor of London, TfL, London Councils and the boroughs and shows just what we can achieve if we work together.”
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Quelle/Source: Smart Cities World, 12.04.2023
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