{"id":64746,"date":"2024-11-14T14:17:35","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T14:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/?p=64746"},"modified":"2024-11-14T16:50:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T16:50:10","slug":"plans-for-thousands-of-new-ev-chargers-given-greenlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/plans-for-thousands-of-new-ev-chargers-given-greenlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Plans for thousands of new EV chargers given ‘greenlight’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Our Cabinet has approved a scheme which will deliver up to 2,000 new Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers across Devon. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cabinet approval of the scheme on Wednesday follows the Government awarding us more than \u00a37m funding to deliver thousands of new publicly accessible EV charging points up to 2030.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The award, from the Department for Transport\u2019s Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund, was one of the largest of its kind in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The funding announcement follows our adoption of the Devon Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy last year which highlights that a key barrier to the uptake of EVs in Devon is the availability of suitable charging infrastructure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The LEVI project is set to begin in 2025 and will significantly expand on an already growing network of on and off-street EV charging points in Devon.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two schemes we’ve led have already delivered over 300 charging point sockets across Devon and Torbay.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These have been provided through both external funding and private sector investment in partnership with East Devon, Exeter, Mid Devon, North Devon, Teignbridge, Torbay and West Devon Councils. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scheme is good news for residents who want to be able to charge vehicles closer to their properties the scheme include trials of both charge points built into streetlighting columns and cable channels in the footway to avoid cables trailing across pavements. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Councillor Stuart Hughes, our Cabinet Member for Highway Management, said: <\/p><\/div>\r\n \t\t

\u201cWith the sale of EV\u2019s increasing it is important that charging infrastructure is readily available to further support the shift towards decarbonising on-road transportation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAn increasing number of car parks in Devon now have EV chargepoints in place, but for those in rural areas or without a front drive, access to charging points remains a barrier.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI know there are concerns cables could trail across pavements and I’m pleased to say that we are looking at ways to stop this from happening and trials placing charge points into streetlighting columns and into cable channels will soon be carried out and have recieved correspondance about this from a number of residents. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThis project will ramp up charging point availability across Devon to make it easier and more convenient for those with and EV or considering buying one.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n

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\r\n Councillor Stuart Hughes, Cabinet Member for Highway Management<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n <\/figure>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\n\n
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Councillor Andrea Davis, our Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Environment and Transport, said: <\/p><\/div>\r\n \t\t

\u201cOn road transportation makes up more than a quarter of Devon\u2019s carbon emissions and the decarbonisation of transport is a crucial part of our response to the climate emergency.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe size of the award from Government recognised the unique challenges of delivering EV infrastructure in rural Devon.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThis scheme will help ensure that EV infrastructure is accessible in smaller communities and outside people\u2019s homes.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n

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\r\n Councillor Andrea Davis, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Environment and Transport<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n <\/figure>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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