Thirteen local authorities across the Midlands, supported by Midlands Connect, have received £40.8m from the Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund to roll out thousands of chargers across the region.
The charging network in the region continues to grow with over 10,000 public chargers already available across the Midlands.
The funding comes on top of over £2.3bn to help industry and consumers make a supported switch to EVs.
Future of Roads Minister, Lilian Greenwood, said: "Making charging as seamless and as easy as possible is crucial to making the switch to electric a success and rolling out over 16,000 chargers across the Midlands will make driving an EV cheaper and easier, especially for those without a driveway.
"Electric vehicles will power growth, cut emissions and improve lives in the Midlands and beyond as we continue to deliver our Plan for Change."
She added that the new chargepoints will boost charging infrastructure across the Midlands, including in smaller towns and rural areas, ensuring that EV owners will always be close to a chargepoint.
Earlier this month the Department for Transport announced it has rolled out more than 1,400 chargepoints at schools and over 59,000 chargers at offices and workplaces across the country.
The UK’s public chargepoint network has over 74,000 public chargers now available across the country and a record figure of nearly 20,000 was added last year.
The DfT says that, with £200m announced at 2024 Budget to continue powering the chargepoint rollout and £6bn of private investment in the pipeline, the UK’s charging network will continue to see hundreds of thousands of chargers added in the coming years.
More than 382,000 EVs were sold in 2024 – up a fifth on the previous year – making the UK the largest EV market in Europe.
