One of the biggest barriers to mass take-up of electric vehicles (EVs) in the UK has been the lack of charging infrastructure, writes Andy Weltch.
It’s still much easier to top your car up with petrol or diesel than to charge the battery in your EV, as this report from PwC highlighted.
But a Government annoucement this week (30 March 2023), as part of a package to help get the UK to net zero, could pave the way to a solution.
A £381 million Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund alongside an additional £15 million for the On-Street Residential Charging Scheme (ORCS) aims to support the installation of tens of thousands of new chargers across the country.
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