Warwickshire council commits to EV strategy

Warwickshire County Council is set to commit long-term to the EV sector with an Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy through to 2026.

The strategy, approved by cabinet, has been drawn up to enable the county to deliver infrastructure to meet increased demand for a network of public access electric vehicle points in the future.

It is designed to provide the infrastructure necessary to enable residents, businesses and communities to regularly use electric vehicles confident that they will be able to recharge their vehicles quickly and conveniently.

This will also help to address local air quality issues caused by emissions from petrol and diesel vehicles.

This comes as the government announced plans to ban the sale of new diesel and petrol vehicles from 2040.

Objectives include supporting an integrated network of EV charge points; requiring private developers and landowners to provide EV chargers; and working with charge point providers to trial new technologies such as on-street lamppost charging and in-town rapid charging hubs.

Warwickshire County Council portfolio holder for Transport & Environment Jeff Clarke said: “It will support our industries in this sector while delivering huge environmental benefits. There are a lot of exciting times ahead in this sector with technology evolving all the time and that means there is a lot of work still do. This strategy will help us deliver real benefits for Warwickshire.”