Poole council gets £39,000 for EV car club

Poole Council has been allocated £39,000 to launch an electric vehicle (EV) car club based at the Civic Centre.

The club will start with four pure electric vehicles and one hybrid, with more vehicles expected to be added as membership grows.

The cars will be available to council workers during the day, and then open to car club members in the evening and on weekends.

Counsellor Ian Potter, Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Transportation, Borough of Poole, said: "It's great that the merit of our bid was recognised and Poole was awarded this important funding allowing us to progress our plans to launch a car club.

"In the current financial climate we need to look at how we can do things differently and still benefit Poole residents.

"By using car club vehicles rather than their own cars, our staff will be demonstrating that electric vehicles are a viable, zero emission, alternative to conventional cars and vans.

"I'm also pleased that the electric vehicles based at the Civic Centre will use electricity generated by the recently installed solar panels which is a good example of our joined up energy thinking."

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