Connected Kerb & Surrey County Council Aim For 10,000 Public EV Charging Points By 2030
. The ability to charge electric vehicles at home is necessary in order for drivers to have the needed range every day without inconvenience, but many homes do not have the infrastructure in place to support this. In the case of apartments and single-family homes without driveways, there’s just no way to get home charging at all. This leaves people depending on public chargers for a charge every few days, making it far less convenient than a gas car.
The installation of these charge points in streets and public car parks represents a major step forward in accelerating EV uptake in Surrey, paving the way for an environmentally friendly transformation that will reduce air pollution levels and enable more people to switch to greener forms of transport.
The recently published Net Zero Review by Rt Hon Chris Skidmore MP highlighted the importance of local authorities taking a leading role in rolling out charging infrastructure. The partnership between Surrey County Council and Connected Kerb demonstrates the commitment to meeting these ambitions, as well as keeping up with the growing demand and adoption of electric vehicles — up 40% in 2022 compared to 2021.
The partnership between Connected Kerb and Surrey County Council will see a rapid rollout of on-street chargepoints across the county, with plans to install hundreds of chargepoints within the first year. In recognition of the need to make EV adoption a practical reality for the 2.35 million blue badge holders on UK roads, this ambitious undertaking sets an additional target to make one in five of the EV charging bays accessible to drivers with disabilities.
In addition to EV charging points, the contract includes Connected Kerb’s social value projects. These initiatives will see them providing industry support to pupils interested in learning about electric vehicle chargepoints, employability support for vulnerable young people and backing a number of charities in the county. All this stands to deliver significant value to Surrey residents.
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