West Sussex is set to benefit from £1.8 million of government funding to rollout more electric vehicle charging points.

The funding will mean the installation of a further 100 charging points in the short term, the Department for Transport said.

West Sussex is one of 16 local authorities to receive a share of the £56 million pot made up of government and industry funding.

The funding will expand the current local electric vehicle infrastructure pilot, boost the existing on-street residential chargepoint scheme and help councils secure dedicated resource to develop in-house expertise and capability to coordinate chargepoint plans and work with private operators – delivering a more comprehensive and reliable network of chargepoints for drivers. 

Technology and Decarbonisation Transport Minister, Jesse Norman said: "The government is giving local authorities across England additional help today to energise their chargepoint roll-out plans. 

“Today’s commitment will lead to thousands of new chargers being installed, and plans for tens of thousands extra in due course, so that more people than ever can make the transition to using EVs.”