Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Project
Southend-on-Sea City Council are committed to supporting residents, businesses, and visitors with the switch to electric vehicles (EV). Our goal is to ensure charge points are installed ahead of demand to inspire confidence in drivers who have not yet made the switch to EV.
This project is related to residential electric charge points across the city and is aimed at residents who do not have access to off street parking. The project is Government funded.
The Government expects a minimum of 300,000 public chargers to be installed across the UK by 2030. To help authorities with this goal they have provided grant funding to subsidise private investment (from charge point operators). Where charging points are installed depends on many factors including:
- Where electricity capacity is available to accommodate electric vehicle charging
- Where there is proven demand, and;
- Existing local parking pressures
By completing this short survey and placing a pin on the map your views will be collected then mapped to show where demand for electric vehicle infrastructure is highest.
We cannot guarantee a charge point on your road, but our aim is to meet all areas of demand by providing charge points in the most convenient locations possible.
Alongside this project Southend-on-Sea City Council is looking at the EV infrastructure around the City for businesses, fleet and visitors
Consultation is open for 8 weeks and closes at 5pm on 9th May 2024
EV Mapping Exercise
During the next few months a site selection process will be taking place to identify suitable locations for installing the residential charge points. This process will feed into the procurement in the summer to find a suitable partner/s. When locating areas there are a lot of factors that need to be considered, for example; How close is the nearest electric connection cable, are there current road restrictions in place, is the path width wide enough for the charge point and pedestrians. We would like to understand from our residents what the local need is, by using the map below please share you thoughts with us by dropping three pins.