Plans for 1,000 on-street electric vehicle charging points

Gloucestershire County Council is moving forward with plans to install 1,000 on-street electric vehicle charging points over the next three years.

The county council has recently appointed Connected Kerb, one of the UK’s leading charging point providers, to install and run a network of chargers.

Around one third of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in Gloucestershire come from transport and private vehicle use accounts for over half of this (55 per cent).

With the government due to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2030, the county council plans to roll out its network well ahead of this date to give residents the practical option of choosing to go electric as early as possible.

The programme aims to prioritise access to charging points for the one third of residents who do not have off-street parking and charging, taking Gloucestershire one step closer to decarbonising transport.

The council has started working with district and parish councils to identify suitable locations and is bidding for government funding to accelerate this work and benefit smaller communities.

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