06:23PM, Thursday 14 September 2023
A ten year plan could see 75 electric vehicle charging points installed every year in the borough.
At the Maidenhead Town Forum on Tuesday (September 12), service lead for transport and infrastructure Tim Golabek said more EV charging points are being planned to be installed.
In February, cabinet approved the adoption of the Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Implementation Plan (EVCIP) which outlined how council will support the transition from fuel (petrol and diesel) to electric in the next decade.
He said: “We believe the appropriate pace of installing of devices are 75 per year for the next decade and this will allow us to stay on par or slightly ahead of the forecast uptake of electric vehicles in the borough and nationally.”
He referred to new ‘connected corners’ which are locations in residential areas where a number of bays can be co-located and people can access them by paying the relevant tariffs.
The tariffs will be set by the market price and wouldn’t be a council subsidised scheme.
Rolling out more bays in council-controlled car parks was also mentioned in the plan, and ultra rapid charging points will likely be provided by the commercial sector.
On the forward agenda for October’s cabinet meeting, a paper will be brought for approval to recommend joining a framework to ‘package up’ what users would like to see installed in the borough.
He said: “We hope to find a partner that will allow both a commercially beneficial installation but also where there is a social benefit.
“Current intelligence suggests that a commercial return could be 8, 9 or ten years given it takes a while for the right number of vehicles to be on the road, and requiring chargers at those locations.
“It’s a 10 year plan and things will change and there will be opportunities to review.”
“This is a recommendation at this stage and depends on approval by cabinet at the appropriate time.”
Residents can inform the council of their interest in EV charging to highlight where demand is located at tinyurl.com/yc5e5c54.
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