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<p>We have put in place generous grant funding schemes to support chargepoint infrastructure
on residential streets and across the wider roads network. The Government and industry
have supported the installation of over 18,000 publicly available charging devices
across the whole of the UK. This includes over 3,200 rapid devices – one of the largest
networks in Europe.</p><p> </p><p>There are over 370 rapid and ultra-rapid chargepoints
across 97% of motorway service areas in England. Today, a driver is never more than
25 miles away from a rapid chargepoint anywhere along England's motorways and major
A roads. By 2023, we aim to have at least six high powered, open access chargepoints
at motorway service areas in England, with some larger sites having ten to twelve.
By 2035, we expect the number to increase to around 6,000 high powered chargers across
the network. To help achieve these ambitions, the Government announced the Rapid Charging
Fund in March 2020, as part of a £500 million commitment to electric vehicle (EV)
charging infrastructure in England. The Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) had
a devolved authority (DA) roundtable in November 2019 with officials from all DAs,
where we discussed progress and shared lessons, including around rapid chargepoint
rollout. The OLEV are working with Welsh officials to organise a workshop in Wales,
where local authorities can hear about and discuss best practice to supporting zero
emission vehicle uptake in their areas.</p><p> </p><p>The first £70 million investment
through the £400 million public-private Chargepoint Infrastructure Investment Fund
will create 3,000 new rapid chargepoints, more than doubling the number of rapid chargepoints
across the UK by 2024.</p>
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