London to get £35 million from government LEVI fund

London has received £35.7m of capital funding from the Government’s Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund, which 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, Transport for London and London boroughs will deliver the new 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. This ambitious record of delivery for Londoners has only been possible because of the unique partnership between Government, the Mayor of London, TfL, London Councils and the boroughs and shows just what we can achieve if we work together.

“We are determined to invest London’s £35.7milllion 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.”