{"id":10321,"date":"2025-10-13T14:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T13:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/?p=10321"},"modified":"2025-10-13T14:00:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T13:00:37","slug":"believ-secures-win-for-ev-debt-deal-of-the-year-at-2025-evie-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/?p=10321","title":{"rendered":"Believ Secures Win for EV Debt Deal of the Year at 2025 EVIE Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Electric vehicle (EV) charge point operator (CPO)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tx.bz-mail-us1.com\/1\/l\/01dc8c74da5242ac9ee5db7ab00aff9c?rl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.believ.com%2F\">Believ<\/a>&nbsp;has won the EV Debt Deal of the Year at the 2025 EVIE awards, recognising its role in helping to accelerate the rollout of public EV charging infrastructure across the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Believ-EVIEs-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10322\" style=\"width:382px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Believ-EVIEs-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Believ-EVIEs-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Believ-EVIEs-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Believ-EVIEs-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Believ-EVIEs-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Believ-EVIEs-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Believ-EVIEs.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Believ was nominated for its closing of \u00a3300&nbsp;million of investment in June 2025, a landmark deal that will fund at least 30,000 charge points and&nbsp;positions Believ as one of the UK\u2019s best-capitalised CPOs.The funding was led by Believ\u2019s joint owners Liberty Global and Zouk Capital, Europe\u2019s leading private equity investor in EV charging, alongside four retail and infrastructure financing banks \u2013 Santander, ABN Amro, NatWest and MUFG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this funding, Believ is able to deliver reliable, accessible, and scalable public charging infrastructure that will play a crucial role in supporting the UK to meet the government&#8217;s ambition to install 300,000 public charge points needed by 2030.&nbsp;The deal combines long-term financial security with flexible deployment capability and highlights&nbsp;the essential role of private capital in advancing the UK&#8217;s transition to net zero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Believ\u2019s expansion strategy focuses on both underserved urban areas where off-street parking is limited, and key transit corridors, ensuring equitable access to charging across the nation, and working towards Believ\u2019s goal of cleaner air for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guy Bartlett, Believ CEO, said: \u201cWe are delighted to have been awarded the EV Debt Deal of the Year Award, which recognises our efforts to ensure the investment in reliable and scalable charging infrastructure in the UK, and the urgency of the need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEV uptake will continue to grow as drivers see more infrastructure going into the ground and are given the confidence to make the switch to electric. At Believ, we are very proud to be at the heart of this journey.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about Believ\u2019s mission, visit:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.believ.com\/about-us\/#whoweserve\">www.believ.com\/about-us\/#whoweserve<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n<p>Electric vehicle (EV) charge point operator (CPO)&nbsp;Believ&nbsp;has won the EV Debt Deal of the Year at the 2025 EVIE awards, recognising its role in helping to accelerate the rollout of public EV charging infrastructure across the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Believ was nominated for its closing of \u00a3300&nbsp;million of investment in June 2025, a landmark deal that <\/p>\n<p>Continue reading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/?p=10321\">Believ Secures Win for EV Debt Deal of the Year at 2025 EVIE Awards<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1310,13,2],"tags":[3620,4123,1112,4688,4689,25,26,264,310,416,422],"class_list":["post-10321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awards","category-highways-roads","category-local-authority-councils","tag-award","tag-believ","tag-ev","tag-ev-debt-deal","tag-evie-awards","tag-government-public-sector-journal","tag-gpsj","tag-gpsj-magazine","tag-public-sector","tag-public-sector-journal","tag-public-sector-magazine","odd"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Believ Secures Win for EV Debt Deal of the Year at 2025 EVIE Awards - Government &amp; Public Sector Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/?p=10321\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Believ Secures Win for EV Debt Deal of the Year at 2025 EVIE Awards - Government &amp; Public Sector Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Electric vehicle (EV) charge point operator (CPO)&nbsp;Believ&nbsp;has won the EV Debt Deal of the Year at the 2025 EVIE awards, recognising its role in helping to accelerate the rollout of public EV charging infrastructure across the UK. 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