Labour scraps £950m EV rapid charging fund first announced by Conservatives

<p>£400m to be set aside for on-street charging points instead of motorways after RCF was mired in delays</p><p>Labour ministers have scrapped a promise by the previous government for a £950m fund for installing electric car chargers near motorways, instead setting aside a smaller sum mainly for on-street charging points.</p><p>The rapid charging fund (RCF) was first announced in 2020 by Rishi Sunak, then Conservative chancellor, with the aim of supporting upgrades to the grid so that more electric vehicles could be rapidly charged at the same time.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/22/labour-scraps-950m-ev-rapid-charging-fund-first-announced-by-conservatives">Continue reading...</a>