The flaws at the heart of the Government’s £1.6bn EV Infrastructure Strategy

ON MARCH 25, THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT unveiled the Government’s £1.6 billion Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy (EVIS).

It looks good at first sight – the objective is to provide funds for 300,000 EV charge points across the UK. Crucially, this is intended to be a mix of ultra-rapid DC chargers on motorways and trunk roads, workplace chargers and AC on-street chargers in residential areas.

Of that total, £950 million is already committed to the Rapid Chargepoint Investment Scheme (RCIS), which is supporting the roll-out of 6,000 ultrarapid charge points across UK motorways. These are being installed and operated by large chains such as Gridserve, Ionity and Instavolt.

The additional element is the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund, which it is pivotal to the overall strategy. LEVI funds are designed to provide residential on-street charging and urban rapid charging hubs.

The plan has been welcomed by London