Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Project
Consultation has concluded, thank you for your feedback.
Background
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.
Proposal
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). 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
The Consultation
The consultation ran from 14th March to 19th May and was open to all residents and businesses living or trading in the Borough.
Survey interaction
The main consultation was delivered through the Southend-on-Sea City Council online consultation portal. A total of 626 residents and businesses participated, 215 responded online. alongside a survey with questions we also had an online mapping exercise where you could place pins on a map and 65 individuals participated
Results of the Consultation
Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) - Consultation Analysis Report
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.
