E&I to spend £100,000 on new public electric car charging stations
More public electric vehicle charging stations will be installed under a £100,000 plan announced by Environment & Infrastructure.
Two charging stations would be located in parking spaces at both Salerie Corner and the Odeon car parks, and two charging stations would be installed in the north of the island on La Crocq Pier, St Sampson.
There are currently two installed at North Beach, they were used 146 times in the first six months of 2019 and 60 in the first six months of 2018.
There are now 337 fully electric vehicles registered in Guernsey, along with 444 Hybrids and 36 electric motorcycles.
'While the total number of EV’s is around 0.5% of the total number of registered vehicles, it is important that in order to meet environmental objectives, people transition to clean air transport options and this along with improved walking and cycling infrastructure will help support that aim,' said E&I president Barry Brehaut.
'The chosen locations are convenient for people who may not have their own charging stations for example, those who use residential on street, amenity and business parking. Therefore the expansion of publicly available E.V. charging network will be of benefit to people who have or importantly, are considering changing to an electric vehicle.'
Drivers use a free app to access the stations.
It costs £1.50 for each hour interval for up to three hours.
The charging units at North Beach are 7.2kW, so depending on the vehicle and battery type and state of charge this could allow
approximately an 80% charge in the maximum permitted period.
Temporary signs will shortly be on display at the three new locations advising of the proposed changes to parking, followed by planning applications. Subject to the necessary approvals, it is estimated installation works could commence in quarter four of this year.
Once the initial infrastructure is in place, additional charging units may be added at the sites.
The budget for the project is £100,000, and would be funded from Integrated Transport Strategy capital which is primarily derived from vehicle First Registration Duty.
Information on publicly available E.V. charging can be found on www.gov.gg/sustainabletransport.
