Nottinghamshire County Council to trial on-street electric vehicle charging

Residents with electric vehicles who do not have off-street parking will soon benefit from a trial to install on-street charging solutions.

The trial is the first step in helping residents with no off-street parking provision to charge their electric vehicles outside their homes — rather than in public carparks — and will provide a short-term solution for those in both urban and rural areas.

Now approved, the Nottinghamshire County Council trial will enable residents to fund cable channels cut in to the footway so they can connect their electric vehicle to their household’s electricity supply.

Those who wish to install an electric vehicle cable will be able to apply to the county council, which will consider each request on a case-by-case basis.

Neil Clarke, chairman of the transport and environment committee, said: “The approval of this trial reinforces our commitment to climate change and creating a greener Nottinghamshire.

“Working in partnership with Nottingham City Council and district councils as part of the Go Ultra Low programme, electric vehicle charging points have been installed in public car parks at 23 locations across the county.

“However, we know that electric vehicles are not only owned by those with off-street parking, and so we are keen to provide an affordable solution to residents who must park their vehicles on the street.

“This approach, while only an interim measure, will really help to inform our future plans for both on and off-street electric vehicle charging solutions.

“The pilot will see us working with a number of different partner organisations and I am optimistic that the measures we have approved today will be of significant benefit to residents taking part.

“It is particularly interesting that homes with energy-saving measures installed, such as solar panels, will be able to charge their electric vehicles directly from the energy these measures have produced.

“As a county, we must do all that we can to protect the environment, and that’s why it is particularly important that we make these short-term measures available.

“The proposals will also involve investigating potential electric vehicle charging options located on the highway which would be available to all of the public to use, including where in the county these may be trialled.”