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Number of EV charging points in Oxfordshire to triple
19/03/2024
The Department for Transport has provided one-third of the project’s costs
The number of public electric vehicle charging points in Oxfordshire is set to triple as part of a £10m project.
The Department for Transport will provide £3.6 million towards the cost of the work, with the remainder largely coming in the form of investment from the charge point operators.
Oxfordshire County Council led an application for the funding in collaboration with the district and city councils.
The programme aims to create a reliable, easy-to-use, contactless electric vehicle charging network across Oxfordshire, giving more people the opportunity to switch to an electric vehicle – regardless of where they live or their parking situation.
Councillor Pete Sudbury, Deputy Leader of Oxfordshire County Council and Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Environment, said: “This funding will provide a huge boost to Oxfordshire’s growing EV charging network and build on our leadership in this field, removing one of the blocks to EV ownership. One of our top aims is to get reliable, contactless public EV charging into rural and deprived areas, ensuring that nobody will be left behind in the transition to driving electric.”
Most of the new chargers will be installed in off-street parking locations such as council car parks. This will build on the Park and Charge project, which has already installed 250 charging points across council car parks over the last couple of years.
Councillor Andrew McHugh, Cherwell District Council’s Portfolio Holder for Cleaner and Greener Communities, said: “Supporting environmental sustainability is a key priority to Cherwell District Council and this funding will enable us to improve and expand access to electric vehicle charging across the district.
“Electric vehicles are rising in popularity as more people look to play their part in addressing the challenge of climate change. There’s already a great level of take-up for electric vehicles in north Oxfordshire and I hope that those considering one will be encouraged to do so by our expansion of charging infrastructure and provisions.”
A tendering process will be launched shortly for suppliers to deliver and operate the new public electric vehicle charging network.
Published: by Banbury FM Newsteam