India, June 13 -- Millions of drivers in England without a driveway will be able to charge their electric vehicles more easily as the government is set to roll out thousands more local charge points across the country.

Friday, Future of Roads Minister Lilian Greenwood confirmed that government and industry are expected to install more than 100,000 local charge points in the coming years - ideal for charging overnight for drivers without access to off-street parking. These come on top of more than 80,000 public charge points already available in the UK.

More than 100,000 new charge points are being delivered using the government's 381 million pound Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund, providing support to industry and local authorit...