The mayor of London commits £35.7m to roll out EV infrastructure across the city

The 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. London is already leading the way, with nearly 13,000 electric charge points around one third of the UK’s total an increase of over a 200 per cent since 2019.

In a huge boost for London’s work to become a cleaner and greener city, £35.7m of capital funding from the Government’s Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund will 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.

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.

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan said: “Shifting to electric vehicles is just one of the ways we can clean up our air and bring down harmful, toxic emissions. 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.

“This is a bold ambition, and we will only achieve this by working closely with London boroughs and TfL to ensure public charge points are installed where they are most needed, making it easier, more accessible and more convenient for Londoners to switch to electric vehicles.

“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, Mayor Philip Glanville, said: “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.

“We are determined to invest London’s £35.7m share of Government funding in distributing new charge points fairly so they are accessible to all of London’s communities, helping to build confidence among our residents in making the decision to go electric.”

Alex Williams, TfL’s chief customer and strategy officer, said: “Londoner’s have been embracing electric vehicles in recent years, with the capital leading the way nationally. Toxic air in London is a public health emergency and reducing emissions and carbon dioxide which contribute to global warming is an imperative for our city.

“We know that with the explosion in electric vehicles many more charging sites will be needed, particularly for those without on-street parking. London is keeping up with demand by making public land available for infrastructure, and ensuring the charging points a world city needs are being built at pace and in significant numbers.”

By Mark Adair – Correspondent, Bdaily

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