Warwickshire is set to receive part of a £3 million fund to pay for electric vehicle (EV) charge points.

Today's (21 February) announcement by Transport Minister Jesse Norman will install up to a further 227 chargers in the short term, while working to support the West Midlands Combined Authority to deliver many more in the long term. 

Warwickshire County Council is one of 16 local authorities to benefit from the funding.

Technology and Decarbonisation Transport Minister, Jesse Norman said:  "The government is giving local authorities across England additional help today to energise their chargepoint roll-out plans.  

"Today's commitment will lead to thousands of new chargers being installed, and plans for tens of thousands extra in due course, so that more people than ever can make the transition to using EVs".  

Today's announcement is part of a total £56 million in government and industry funding to increase electric vehicle chargepoints across the country. 

Part of this includes the £8 million LEVI Capability Fund which will equip local authorities with the skills and ambition to scale up their plans when it comes to their charging strategy. 

The funding will help the West Midlands Combined Authority work in tandem with private business, and chargepoint operators will drive the sustainable growth of local networks, building and utilising their collective knowledge and expertise to deliver the most ambitious chargepoints plans for their area. 

Today also sees the government bringing forward a further £7 million funding for the existing On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme, bringing the total funding this year to £37 million. 3,000 chargepoints have already been installed under ORCS with a further 10,000 in the pipeline.