Response 953294

Response to request for information

Reference

953294

Response date

24 October 2022

Request

Information about Electric Vehicle charge points.

Response

1. Email Address that the FOI was sent to customerservices@rushcliffe.gov.uk
2. The name of your local authority in full: Rushcliffe Borough Council
3. How many public EVCPs are there within your local authority area? * An EVCP refers to a device, not a location or connector. For example, in one single location, there may be two charging points. Each charging point may have 4 connectors/sockets. We are only looking for the ‘2” figure. This information is held in the public domain on a number of sites - eg, zap map. If you need to know the number of EVC points available for public use, please refer to this publicly available information. Zap Map can be found at:  Zap Map . Information on the number of EVC points that Rushcliffe Borough Council have on their own land can be found on the council's website listed for each car park at: RBC car parks
4. What is the most common speed of EVCPs within the local authority area?   Select N/A if there are no EVCPs within your local authority Select 'unknown' if you are not sure.
   • Slow (3kw-6kw)- Fast (7kw Single Phase)
   • Faster (up to 22kw Three phase)
   • Rapid (43kW AC/ 50kW DC)
   • Ultra-Rapid (100+ kW DC)
   • N/A Unknown
   • This information is held in the public domain on a number of sites - eg, zap map. If you need to know the most common speed of charge points in the Borough, please analyse the information already in the public domain. Zap map records this information at Zap Map  Information on the number of EVC points and their speed that Rushcliffe Borough Council have on their own land can be found on the council's website listed for each car park at: RBC car parks
5. How many 22kW or above EVCPs is your local authority planning to install in the next 12 months? Please use a whole number. There are 5.
6. How many public EVCPs currently operate within your local authority? Same question as Question 3 above. The same answer applies.
7. Do public EVCPs need planning permission from your local authority? Dependent on location/infrastructure/case 
8. Does the local authority currently operate any public EVCPs? * Mark only one oval. Please refer to the answer for Question 3.
9. Has the local authority a published Electric Vehicle, or Electric Vehicle Charging Point strategy in place? No
10. How does your local authority plan to pay for installing future EVCPs? *  Decision not yet confirmed
11. What does the authority classify as the greatest barrier to the deployment of public EVCPs? DNO connections and electrical supply infrastructure