100,000 new public EV chargepoints for England

Electric vehicle (EV) owners in England will get another 100,000 new public chargepoints in the next few years.  

This is thanks to the UK Government’s Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund, which we help deliver through the LEVI Support Body.  

We’ve been supporting local authorities to access LEVI funding on behalf of the government since 2023. 

With an estimated 300,000 EV chargepoints needed in the UK by 2030 to support rising sales of EVs, the Department for Transport’s (DfT) LEVI Fund supports local authorities to improve public EV chargepoint access for people who don’t have off-street parking. 

At the beginning of March 2025, there were more than 75,000 public electric vehicle chargepoints across the UK, a 37% increase from the previous year, according to Zapmap.  

The Department for Transport anticipates that the continued growth in installations will support the estimated 300,000 EV chargepoints needed by 2030 in the UK, with £6 billion in private investment pledged so far.  

Several local authorities are already out for procurement with chargepoint operators, and their tenders are available online. 

Hugh Pickerill, programme manager for EV Grants and Infrastructure at Energy Saving Trust, said:  

“Through LEVI, we’re making great progress supporting local authorities to improve the rollout and commercialisation of local charging infrastructure.  

“Over the past three years, we’ve helped local authorities applying to the fund with our team of experts, supporting their aim to install well over 100,000 chargepoints across the UK. The LEVI Support Body has been working with hundreds of local authority officers during this time.” 

In December 2024, the UK Government announced an extension to the LEVI Capability Fund for 2025/26, providing assurance to local authorities that funding for dedicated in-house electric vehicle infrastructure (EVI) expertise would continue, building on the successful work to date.  

The Capability Fund has already supported more than 300 LEVI funded EV officers in local authorities across England, with recruitment underway for many more. It also provides funding to local authorities for activities such as legal and procurement support, expert advice from the LEVI Support Body, and a training course to upskill new EV officers on all aspects of chargepoint planning and delivery. 

The Department for Transport (DfT) and the LEVI Support Body (Energy Saving Trust, PA Consulting, and Cenex) continue to provide ongoing support and guidance to all LEVI Fund applicants.  

LEVI tenders and further information on the fund are available at the Energy Saving Trust website.