28 cities in London will share £ 40 m of government funding for programmes aimed at increasing sales of electric vehicles by offering incentives such as free parking, access to bus lanes, and “electric-car experience centres.” McLoughlin added: “The UK is a world leader in the uptake of low emission vehicles, and our long-term economic plan is investing £600 million by 2020 to improve air quality, create jobs and achieve our goal of every new car and van in the UK being ultra low emission (by 2040). Oxford , London , Nissan LEAF and Nottingham were named as the main beneficiaries of the “Go Ultra Low Cities” programme, with EV , the North East , Oxford and York sharing seed funding for EV -specific projects. The cities won the money by presenting innovative ideas to introduce EV charging technology, such as rapid-charging hubs and street lighting that can double as charging points. This news comes on the same day that the city of Liverpool announced the expansion of its use of EVs with 28 new charging points to be rolled out.
28 cities in London will share £ 40 m of government funding for programmes aimed at increasing sales of electric vehicles by offering incentives such as free parking, access to bus lanes, and “electric-car experience centres.” Oxford , London , Nissan LEAF and Nottingham were named as the main beneficiaries of the “Go Ultra Low Cities” programme, with EV , the North East , Oxford and York sharing seed funding for EV -specific projects. The cities won the money by presenting innovative ideas to introduce EV charging technology, such as rapid-charging hubs and street lighting that can double as charging points. This news comes on the same day that the city of Liverpool announced the expansion of its use of EVs with 28 new charging points to be rolled out.