Eight cities in the United Kingdom will share £ 40m 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.” The UK is also planning a £20bn investment programme over 10 years that would see it spend up to £10bn, including on public transport projects like new metro lines and improved rail services. 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. In London, for example, street lamps in more than a dozen roads in Hackney will soon incorporate charge 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.
Eight cities in the United Kingdom will share £ 40m 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.” The UK is also planning a £20bn investment programme over 10 years that would see it spend up to £10bn, including on public transport projects like new metro lines and improved rail services. 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.