The UK Department of Transport announced an additional £56 million in public and industry spending to improve electric vehicle charging infrastructure around the country.

Transport Minister Jesse Norman announced the funding will help to deliver 2,400 charging points in the short term, while also providing local councils with help to deliver tens of thousands of new electric vehicle chargers in the long term.

The funding will expand the current Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) pilot, boost the existing On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS) and give councils across England more resources to build bigger plans for EV infrastructure and get them working with private operators.

Transport Minister, Jesse Norman said: “The government is giving local authorities across England additional help today to energise their charge point roll-out plans. Today’s commitment will lead to thousands of new chargers being installed and plans for tens of thousands extra in due course, so that more people than ever can make the transition to using EVs.”