Overcoming local authority challenges in the EV space

With a £1.3bn fund allocated to the rollout of public EV charge points the installation of this infrastructure will need to be delivered at a local and national level. This will need collaboration between local highway teams; central Government and the wider energy sector for it to happen. Bringing together the relevant stakeholders to help provide guidance to local authorities on how to plan; develop and operate EV infrastructure will be key. Demand for charging points is going to increase exponentially in the next few years so it is important that local authorities don’t get left in the wilderness when it comes to the biggest revolution in road transport since the introduction of the internal combustion engine. This event allowed an opportunity for those who represent the UK EV charging sector to meet with the correct personnel from highway authorities to discuss the challenges; how they need to be overcome; and provide a course of direction.