Electric vehicle charging points have now been installed
in three Erewash Borough Council car parks.
Charging points - where one electric vehicle can be charged at one time
– are now available at Long Eaton Train Station and the town’s Gibb Street car
park. In Ilkeston, one charging unit is
available, along with two dedicated electric vehicle parking bays, at the
Pimlico town centre car park. The units are all rapid chargers and the bays are
clearly marked. Drivers will need to get a pay and display ticket for their
vehicle while they use the bay to charge their car.
Erewash was allocated £107,000 to install the
charge points – funding that came from Nottingham City Council, following its
successful bid for £6.12m of government money to become one of four Go Ultra
Low Cities. The City Council is managing the project with BP Chargemaster as
the delivery partner. More information about where electric vehicles can be
charged can be found at www.chargeyourcar.org.uk/d2n2
The move follows the installation of contactless payment
machines in Erewash Borough Council car parks to make life easier for drivers.
In Ilkeston town centre, contactless payment is now available at two of the
three pay machines in the Albion Centre car park; both machines at Pimlico; and
the pay machines at Queen Street and South Street car parks. Rail commuters
have also had a boost at Long Eaton Train Station, where they can pay
contactless at both machines. Erewash Borough Council’s Lead Member for
Regeneration and Planning, Councillor Michael Powell, said:
“This is an encouraging step forward for both
vehicle users in the borough and the environment. The money allocated from
Nottingham City Council should go a long way in helping make lives easier for
drivers. Providing charging points will also send a positive message that
electric vehicles are becoming more commonplace and having access to charging
points locally will be of great benefit.”
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