Support and funding for EV chargepoints across Midlands
August 2022
- A new tool will help Midlands councils plan EV chargepoint infrastructure
- Business case submitted to the DfT for improvements to Shrewsbury - Black Country - Birmingham rail route
- Midlands councils win bid for EV chargepoint funding
- Vital A38 Upgrades Announced for Worcestershire
- One week to go to have your say on improvements to Shrewsbury - Black Country - Birmingham rail route
- The cost of HGV delays in the Midlands
Midlands councils in EV charging boost
Midlands Connect have launched a new tool to help councils plan electric vehicle charging points.
The tool analyses data about residents such as:
• Access to public transport
• Current electric vehicle uptake
• Levels of deprivation
• Proportion of households with no access to off-road parking
With the tool, local authorities will more easily be able to identify the most suitable sites for adding more EV charging points.
It is estimated that the Midlands needs more than 17 thousand new public EV charging points by 2025 to keep in line with growing demand.
“Full speed ahead” for Shrewsbury, Black Country, Birmingham rail improvements!
Another milestone hit for the rail improvements.
Earlier this month, Midlands Connect submitted our business case to the Department for Transport.
Benefits to the line will include:
• Faster trains moving at 90mph
• £23 million of economic benefits
• Every £1 invested, £16 could be created for the local economy
• Over 400 engineering and construction jobs to be safeguarded or created
Five Midlands Councils to receive funding for EV charging points
The success of a bid submitted in June.
Back in June, Midlands Connect led five local authorities in a joint bit for almost £1m government funding for electric vehicle chargepoints. It has now been announced that we won the funding!
The bid was led by Lincolnshire County Council and includes Herefordshire Council, Leicestershire County Council, Rutland County Council, and Stoke-on-Trent City Council.
The funding will provide 322 standard and 27 rapid EV charging points across the Midlands, with the main target for locations being areas with lower levels of off-street parking.
Vital A38 Upgrades Announced for Worcestershire
More than £43m Government funding has been secured for upgrades to the A38 near Bromsgrove.
Benefits of the upgrades include:
• Shorter journey times for drivers
• Reduced bus journey times and real-time bus information signs at bus stops
• Improved cycling and walking facilities
The total cost of the scheme is £49.8 million, with the Department for Transport committing to provide just over £43 million and Worcestershire County Council providing the rest.
One week to go to fill in rail improvement survey!
Businesses have just one week to have their say on improvement's to the Shrewsbury - Black Country - Birmingham route
The survey, which can be found here, follows our research from the Rails to Recovery report from last year.
Our research found that electrifying the route through Telford and the Black Country and extending London services to Shrewsbury could create up to £500 million of benefits for businesses and residents by making the trains hourly to London from Shrewsbury.
We are urging businesses to complete this short survey, which will support our future strategy along this route.
This survey will close on Monday 5th September 2022, and only takes a few minutes to complete.
HGV delays are costing operators £1 per minute
The figure comes from Midlands Connect's 'Freight Routemap'
The 'Freight Routemap' report outlines the plans and priorities for freight across the Midlands.
336,000 people were employed in the transportation and storage sectors in the Midlands.
Improving freight in the region can benefit the following policy areas:
- Economy: By facilitating efficient movement of goods to/from/around the region;
- Environment: By supporting the industry to meet its carbon targets and ambitions;
- People: By providing us with the goods and materials that we all need as well as improving air quality, reducing noise and improving local road safety.
If you have any other queries, please do not hesitate to contact us at mcadmin@midlandsconnect.uk or drop us a tweet @midsconnect
Further details of our work and news stories can be found at our website www.midlandsconnect.uk
