Drivers taking part in a trial to charge their electric vehicles at home via a pavement gully say the new system is “a game-changer”.
Sarah lives in a terrace house in Suffolk that does not have a drive, meaning she was previously relying on public chargers.
“I wrote to the council to say it’s really difficult getting out and about with the public chargers, and they invited me to join this scheme,” said Sarah, who is registered disabled.
Suffolk County Council is trialling the use of cross-pavement channels that allow cables to run between properties and vehicles without creating the risk of tripping. The council received £5.9m from the government to develop on-street charging points across the county. The authority said 25% of Suffolk households did not have drives.
“That absence of convenient charging can be a big obstacle to EV ownership,” said Philip Faircloth-Mutton, the council’s cabinet member for environment, communities and equality.
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