Medway Council is rolling out 34 electric vehicle charging points across the Towns this summer. The charging points will be the first to be installed in Council-owned car parks. They will be placed in three locations across Medway:
Medway Council has already confirmed plans to install more in other car parks in the coming years, as part of its commitment to reducing carbon emissions. "Installing public charging points for electric vehicles supports out aspiration to become carbon neutral in Medway by 2050." Cllr Howard Doe, Deputy Leader of Medway Council, who is leading on Medway’s Climate Change project, said: “We’re committed to helping people who live, work and visit Medway cut their carbon emissions and installing public charging points for electric vehicles supports our aspiration to become carbon neutral in Medway by 2050.
"There are a number of small changes that we can all make in our daily lives which will have a big difference to our climate including recycling, using public transport and, if you’re thinking of getting a new car, switching to an electric vehicle." The first phase of electric charging points is being funded by £85,420 from the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV). British charging specialist Connected Kerb will be carrying out the works which started in all three car parks at the end of June and are expected to be completed later this year. Residents can suggest a location for an on-street electric vehicle charging point on the Medway Council website.
Peter Woolley
29/6/2021 15:18:34
Could you consider the installation of cable grates for those that do not have off road parking. Allowing a home charger to span the short distance from the house to the road safely?
Mervyn lamb
29/6/2021 15:36:11
Not sure that would work in our road, we have resident permit parking, but many can't park in the road, let alone outside of their house. 1/7/2021 18:40:28
The connected kerb system is aimed at on street parking, therefore each space would have its own charge point next to it. These will either be post mounted or kerb mounted. So there would be no need for grates or cables across the pavement. Comments are closed.
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