Four out of ten new electric vehicle charge points have now been installed on the Isle of Wight thanks to funding from the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles.
To date, two faster chargers (22kW) and two standard chargers (7kW) have been installed for roadside charging. The remaining six charging points – locations not yet revealed as they are subject to residents being notified by letter first – will be standard chargers.
The location of the new charging points are:
- Fast 22kW charger – Adelaide Grove, East Cowes (see earlier report about this)
- Fast 22kW charger – Trinity Road, Ventnor
- Standard 7kW charger – Victoria Street, Ventnor
- Standard 7kW charger – Seafield Road, Seaview
Non-EVs: Watch out for a ticket
There will be a maximum stay of four hours between the hours of 8am and 8pm, allowing for an overnight charge between 8pm and 8am.
However, if you park in an electric vehicle parking bay without charging a vehicle, be warned, it will be considered a parking contravention and liable for a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN).
Part of IWC’s climate change strategy
A council spokesperson told News OnTheWight,
“As part of the ambitions set out in our climate change strategy, the on-street residential charge point project, funded by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) and the council has funding for the installation of 10 charge-points across the Island, according to resident demand.
“In 2018 we undertook a survey to understand potential demand for Electric Vehicle Charge Points (EVC) across the Island.
The survey asked whether people:
- had access to off-street parking;
- would be interested in purchasing an electric vehicle in the next 12 months if there was access to a charger.
“Location information was also gathered. In 2021, the council also contacted all town and parish councils with an offer of siting EVC points in their area.
“We reviewed the survey feedback alongside specific requests that have also been received from residents for EVC points.
“Detailed technical investigations then identified the potential locations for the charge points, including availability of power supply, pavement width, other street furniture, distance from corners, etc. This was carried out with experts from Island Roads.”
One space, but capability to charge two cars
The council believe that demand may initially be low to start with, so have only allocated one car parking space per charging point.
The type of charging point installed is the Alfen Twin, a twin-socket charger capable of charging two electric vehicles simultaneously.
Both sockets on the charge points can be used at the same time if there’s a parking space adjacent to the charge point.
They say,
“We will be continually reviewing the usage of each charge point and, when demand requires it, increase the parking provision to two dedicated parking spaces for electric vehicle charging.”
The charge points will not be usable for the first few weeks after installation as we set up the back office system. IWC say they aim to have the charge points working by the end of November 2021.
Article edit
9.45am 29th Oct 2021 – Details about going live added
