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8th August 2023
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Electronic Vehicles
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1. What is the council's long-term EV strategy?
This is currently in development and will be published once adopted.
2. How many electric vehicle charging points have the council installed in the local authority? Including a split of slow, fast and rapid.
• Slow (up to 7kW) = 46
• Fast (11kW – 22kW) = 48
• Rapid (above 43kW) = 18
3. How many do the council plan to install over the next 12 months and financial year 2023/24? Including slow and fast charging points.
20x 22kW + 22x 7kW = 42 for ORCS project and 16 for other sites gives total 50-60
4. Will the council tender for charging points in point 3? If Yes, when? and which framework. And what funding will be available?
Tender for ORCS completed and supplier appointed.
5. Are you receiving grant funding for electric vehicle infrastructure from the central government?
Yes
6. If yes, please confirm if this is via the On-street Residential Charging Scheme (ORCS) or LEVI funding.
Both
7. How much will the council spend on installing electric vehicle charging points (as GBP and as a percentage of the overall 2023/24/25 budget)?
Spend is commercially sensitive as this is between the supplier and the Council
% of overall budget is not clear but it is a very small proportion of the council’s budget.
8. Who is in charge of leading the electric vehicle charging projects, their department and contact information?
Transport, parking and energy team departments, external enquiries will be accepted via our procurement team
9. Does the authority allow drilling in lamp columns to accommodate the installation of electric vehicle charging points?
We do not have any currently
10. What execution issues have been faced in implementing your current EV strategy, if any?
We do not yet have an EV strategy
