Suffolk County Council and Believ install first LEVI-funded charge point 

Electric Vehicle (EV) Charge point operator (CPO) Believ has installed the first of thousands of planned public EV charge points across Suffolk as part of the council’s Plug in Suffolk Project – a programme designed to accelerate the county’s transition to sustainable transport.  The project uses £5.3 million government funding through the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) scheme. This funding is administered through […]

Cornwall to develop electric vehicle infrastructure contract

Cornwall Council is conducting a soft market test to inform the development of a 15-year initial term concession contract (with an option to extend by one further year) for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (EVI), part-funded by the Government’s Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund. The LEVI fund is a UK government initiative designed to support local […]

New council leaders “concerned” about Staffordshire EV scheme review

Staffordshire could lose £4.5 million of government funding for electric car charging points, its new Reform-led council has suggested. Staffordshire Council was allocated the funds earlier this year as part of a national programme aimed at improving electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, says the Express & Star. However, the county council’s recently elected leaders, are now […]