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Date: 22 February 2021 Â Â |Â Â Author: Sam Phillips
The government will help fund more EV charging points for homes and SMEs, but fleets want more action elsewhere in the network.
Fleets believe new money announced in February 2021 to improve the UK charging infrastructure for electric vehicles will not go far enough.
The government committed to helping more people install charging points in their homes and at small businesses, but the organisation representing fleet professionals believes the rest of the public charging network is in urgent need of upgrading and investment.Â
Transport secretary Grant Shapps announced a £50m investment package to improve infrastructure on 13 February 2021. The Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS) will continue next year and will target people living in rented and leasehold accommodation.
Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS) expanded to include small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS) extended, announces DfT.