Funding for charging stations for electric vehicles to be increased
Electric cars now hold a 1.6% share of the new car market in the UK
Government funding for electric vehicle chargepoints on residential streets will be doubled to £10 million next year, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced.
The Department for Transport said the money will make it easier for people without an off-street parking space to charge their cars overnight.
It is estimated the investment could fund an additional 3,600 chargepoints.
The Government is also investigating how real-time information about public chargepoints - including whether they are available and in working order - could be incorporated into sat navs and journey planning apps.
Published: by Radio NewsHub