VEHICLE CHARGING POINTS

Up to 500 lamp-posts in Derbyshire streets where homes do not have driveways could be fitted with electric vehicle charging points.Derbyshire County Council has identified that a key barrier for many residents getting an electric car is that even if they install a charging point, they do not have a driveway on which to park their vehicle. This would then mean residents have to drag a cable from their house to a car parked on the street carries the risk of someone else using your electricity to charge their own vehicle and also presents a hazard to people walking on the pavement. The council describes the scheme as an “innovative solution in some of the county’s more traditional housing areas”. These fittings would deliver slow charging at 5kWh, which the council says is similar to a home charging unit. The following are the potential car park locations which could be gaining rapid electric vehicle charging points – 50kW+:

• Beaconsfield Street, Long Eaton
• New Street, Long Eaton
• Waverley Street, Long Eaton
• East Street, Ilkeston
• Lower Bath Street, Ilkeston
• Stanton Road, Ilkeston