Response 866915

Response to request for information

Response date

18 May 2022

Request

1. What is the total number of all forms of vehicular transport operated by the council?
2. Can you advise of the number of Workplace Electric Vehicle (EV) charge points?
3. Can you advise how many workplace EV charge points are available?
4. How was the EV charge point installation funded (please tick all that apply)?
5. Have you applied for any government grants? Please advise of the number of applications and their outcome
6. Were these grant applications completed by
7. What would you say are the barriers to utilising grant funding (please tick all that apply)

Response

1. What is the total number of all forms of vehicular transport operated by the council?
   • Total number of vehicles = 38
   • Of these how many are currently pure electric? Zero
2. Can you advise of the number of Workplace Electric Vehicle (EV) charge points?
   • Based on work so far – no specific EV charge points installed under the workplace scheme. We have been focusing on providing public charge points in our off-street car parks. Members of the public, Council staff, other businesses etc., can use these as part of generally available EVC. To date, we have put in 21 EVCs to date with a further 9 coming online this year.
3. Can you advise how many workplace EV charge points are available?
   • for council fleet only - 2
   • for council owned fleet and employee-owned or leased vehicles - 2
   • for council owned fleet, employees and suppliers - 2
   • for visitors to council premises - 2
     
4. How was the EV charge point installation funded (please tick all that apply)?
   • Grants (e.g. OZEV, Central Government, other)
   • Combined partnership with other public sector organisation and private sector for anyone’s use
5. Have you applied for any government grants? Please advise of the number of applications and their outcome.
   • No grants under the Workplace schemes. We have applied for general funding under the OZEV ORCS scheme. 
6. Were these grant applications completed by?
   • In house/council employee.
7. What would you say are the barriers to utilising grant funding (please tick all that apply)
   • No capacity or expertise in house to apply.
   • Lack of time to complete the applications.