Steering board appointed to shape the design of chargepoints

The government has announced members to sit on the steering board to support its chargepoint design project, which will shape a design for charge points that could make them become as recognisable as the red post box, London bus or black cab.

Minnie Moll, Chief Executive of the Design Council, and Duncan Wilson OBE, Chief Executive of Historic England, will sit on the steering board to support the chargepoint design project, alongside architects Sowmya Parthasarathy, experienced masterplanner, and Professor Alan Penn, Chief Scientific Advisor at the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government.

The resulting design will be unveiled at COP26 in Glasgow this November.

Science Minister Amanda Solloway said: "As we get ready to host the major UN climate summit, COP26, in Glasgow later this year, the UK is leading the way in using space to help us build back greener.

"With innovative government-backed projects such as this harnessing the power of space, making the switch to an electric vehicle will be easier than ever before, helping us take a giant leap towards our net zero ambitions."