New research suggests Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin remain on track for an electric vehicle boom that could see more than 121,000 electric vehicles on county roads by the end of the decade.
But the Midlands Connect EV Conference has heard there needs to be a significant increase in public electric vehicle charge points needed to keep up with demand.
The research is part of the Sub-national Transport Body’s efforts to support local authorities in increasing EV charger roll-out. In September 2023, it partnered with 14 local authorities to share £40.3 million a government Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund. “Local authorities across the Midlands are doing a great job to roll out charging points, but they cannot do this alone. We’re already working with local authorities to support their work and help secure EV infrastructure funding from government.
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