Our Electric Vehicle Charging Action Plan outlines the vision, objectives and principles that will guide the way we use public funding to deliver new electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the West of England.
Transport is by far the biggest contributor of greenhouse gas emission in our region. A shift away from polluting vehicles and investment in walking, cycling and public transport are critical in helping us to bring down our carbon emissions.
Whilst we want to encourage people to move to more sustainable transport for as many everyday journeys as possible, we recognise some people will still have to use cars. Electric vehicles can allow these journeys to be made and reduce carbon emissions at the same time.
The Electric Vehicle Charging Action Plan outlines the role of public funding in the roll out of electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the West of England. It’s part of our commitment to transport decarbonisation. To give people the confidence to switch to electric vehicles there needs to be a wide network of charge points. The rollout of electric vehicle public charge points must progress at a much faster pace to address the climate challenges we face and ensure people have access to the chargers they need to make the decision to switch to electric vehicles.
Chargers delivered with public funding in the West of England will be guided by strategic principles which are summarised here:
Read the full strategic principles in the Action Plan.
