Delivering electric vehicle (EV) Infrastructure in Stoke-on-Trent

In March 2022, the UK Government released its Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy, which asked local authorities to create and deliver local plans for EV charging.

We are committed to helping residents, businesses, and visitors make the switch to electric vehicles. We have drafted a local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy to guide the rollout of charging points across the city.

Our goal is to make it easier for people to charge electric vehicles by increasing access to charging infrastructure citywide by 2030. This is because the government plans to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by that date. We’ll focus on places where people live, especially those with limited off-street parking.

Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy

The purpose of the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy is to ensure all residents, businesses, and visitors who want to use an electric vehicle (EV) have convenient access to charging facilities wherever they need it.

Our aim is to ensure most residents who lack access to private off-street parking will have a public charging point within five minutes walking distance from their property.

Click here to read the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy

Delivery Programme

The Strategy’s Delivery Plan identifies a programme of key projects, actions and delivery targets for increasing accessibility to a variety of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure facilities across Stoke-on-Trent between 2025 and 2030.

A range of EV charging infrastructure will be required to meet growing charging demand as EV ownership rapidly increases over the next 5 to 10 years.

We have received an allocation of in excess of £3 million from the Department for Transport’s Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund to support the roll out of publicly accessible charging infrastructure.

Click here to view the Delivery Programme

Please note: This delivery plan will be updated annually to reflect progress and ensure we stay on track.

Other important documents/pages

Click here to read the FAQs supporting the EV Infrastructure Delivery Programme

Click here to take part in the EV Strategy Consultation