Owners of electric vehicles in Swansea who do not have access to off-street parking are being invited to take part in a trial which would enable them to charge their vehicles in their street.
Swansea Council, with support from Transport for Wales and Welsh Government, is offering up to ten properties the chance to take part in a trial to test a new on-street charging system.
Currently, electric vehicle owners who live in Swansea but do not have off-street parking, have to make use of charging facilities in public car parks or local supermarket car parks.
The latest trial will look at making it possible for residents charge their vehicles on the street.
The Council is working alongside a company called Kerbo Charge, who have developed an on-street charging solution which involves creating channels in the footway outside people’s homes. Charging cables can then be connected to residents’ homes and be fed into the channel across the pavement without creating a trip hazard.
The maximum number of residents that can take part in the trial is ten and those involved will be monitored over a 12-month period.
Andrea Lewis, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Service Transformation, said: “With the popularity of electric and hybrid vehicles increasing year on year, we know that we need to look at innovative new ways to enable all electric car owners to easily charge their cars.
“For residents that do not have a driveway or off-street parking at their homes, this can be more difficult.
“As a Council, we have installed fast charging points at many of our council-owned car parks and this work will continue.
“In addition to what we’ve achieved at our car parks, we need to look at on-street infrastructure and how we can introduce this for our residents.
“This trial will give us the opportunity to work with residents and Kerbo Charge and test this method of on-street charging.”
Residents interested in taking part should visit the online application page and ensure they meet the listed criteria for the trial. The closure date for applications is June 15.
Link for EV on street charging trial – https://www.swansea.gov.uk/evtrial
