The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) has approved a £5.4 million investment from the UK government’s Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund to install at least 930 new public charge points across the region. The project aims to significantly boost accessibility for residents, especially those without access to private driveways.
The expanded charging network will include a mix of overnight, fast, and rapid chargers located on residential streets and key transport hubs. A large proportion of the installations are expected to be overnight AC chargers, designed to serve neighbourhoods where off-street parking is limited.
The CPCA said the initiative aligns with its target for “80% of households without off-street parking to be within a five-minute walk of a public charge point or on-street domestic charging.”
Installation work is scheduled to begin in late 2026, with the programme set to run for a total of 15 years in partnership with Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council. The agreement will cover the delivery, operation, and maintenance of all charge points. Details on the charge point operator (CPO) are yet to be confirmed, with contract awards expected in mid-2026 following a public tender process.
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Paul Bristow, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, said: “With more electric cars on our roads, we need more places to charge them. This funding is a vital step in helping our communities to do so reliably and affordably. Helping more people, particularly those without off-street parking, to recharge their cars, is another example of my mission to get Cambridgeshire and Peterborough moving.”