PEOPLE without off-street parking across Staffordshire could be given a helping hand to charge electric vehicles in future.
Eligible residents are being asked to let Staffordshire County Council know if they would be interested in exploring support options through a survey which runs until 26th July.
The authority is looking into potentially supporting the installation of a "cross-pavement solution" – known as an EV gully – which allows cabling to run between a charge point in a home and vehicles on the road without creating a trip hazard.
The county council's transport team is keen to understand the scale of demand now and in the future, as well as finding out how much residents would be willing to contribute towards the cost.
Some of the funding may come via the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund secured from the Government, which is designed to improve charging options for households without off‑street parking.
Cllr Andrew Mynors, Staffordshire County Council’s cabinet member for connectivity, said:
"While there is growing electric vehicle ownership nationally, we understand that many residents do not have off-street parking.
"The solution being proposed could deliver affordable charging options, utilising funding already secured by the county council and at no extra cost to us.
"As a county council, we want to ease cost of living pressures and ensure people have the best transport options available to them for employment, leisure, or independent living.
"We have reviewed how we can help provide charging infrastructure in a way that benefits the people who need it most while keeping disruption to communities at a minimum during installation.
"We’d now urge people to complete the survey so that we can get this right for residents."
People can give their views online.
