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<p>The Government is supporting local authorities in England through its £381 million
Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund.</p><p /><p>The West of England
Combined Authority (WECA) has been allocated £6,644,000 of capital funding and £688,000
of capability funding through the LEVI Fund, to transform the availability of local
charging infrastructure across the area, including Bristol North West. Capital funding
covers the costs associated with the installation of EV chargepoints and resource
funding will secure dedicated in-house expertise to support WECA to plan, procure
and tender the delivery of local chargepoints. In addition, Bristol City Council has
previously been awarded £284,000 for the installation of 155 public chargepoints through
the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme.</p>
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