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Petition: More Public EV charging facilities in Hastings
Meeting: 17/07/2017 - Cabinet (Item 12)
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(Cabinet Decision)
Minutes:
The Sustainability Policy Manager presented the report of the Director of Corporate Services and Governance, which responded to a petition calling for the council to install and encourage local businesses to install additional public charging facilities for electric cars.
The council has worked with other authorities through the Sussex Air Quality Partnership to secure government funding to support the Energise Network. Two public EV charging points were installed at Pelham place and Marina car park. Usage of the two sites has been gradually increasing, which reflects the rise in electric vehicle ownership and wider awareness of the national EV network. The council is keen to expand the network, however, this would need to be based on a financial sustainable model, including ongoing maintenance costs. There is currently limited grant funding available which could be used to support the expansion of the network. However, the council will continue to explore funding opportunities which may arise in the future and consider the possibility of expanding the EV charging network as part of its broader income generation ideas.
A number of large supermarket chains have begun install EV charging facilities in their publically accessible car parks. The council will contact local supermarkets and encourage them to install these facilities in their car parks.
Councillor Poole proposed approval of the recommendations to the Director of Corporate Services and Governance’s report, which was seconded by Councillor Beaney.
RESOLVED (unanimously) that:
1. Cabinet acknowledges the petition but recognises that there is currently limited grant funding available to expand the public EV charging network
2. The petitioner is advised about the limited grant funding available to expand the public EV charging network currently, but that the council will actively seek external funding to support an expansion as appropriate funding becomes available
3. In addition, that as part of the council’s income generation work full consideration will be given to the possibility of expanding the public EV network as part of the review, and;
4. The council contact large supermarkets within the borough to find put about their plans to install EV charge points in their car parks and encourage them to do so
The reason for this decision was:
The petition has been received whilst the council are in the process of researching income generation opportunities and investigating grant funding opportunities for low carbon projects that could include expanding the local EV charging network.
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