Reported by BBC News
A council counted, that by 2030, more than 5000 public charging terminals are required in Essex to maintain the requirements for electric vehicles (EVs).
Essex County Council said forecasts have shown there could be a minimum need for 6,000 charge points in six years – up from 300 currently registered in the county.
Castle Point and Maldone were the spots in Essex that had very few public charging terminals, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, Brentwood.
Neil Greig, of the charity IAM RoadSmart, claimed that the condition as specialities stood was “not enough”.
The authority also forecasted, in its Essex electric vehicle charge point methodology, that 1,500 charging terminals would be demanded by 2025.
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Mr Greig claimed people who did not have personal parking areas or garages required to be sponsored.
“You also need the public charging points for tourists visiting the area, so the more the better,” he further claimed.
“I think it’s great that Essex has put a target on this, and I think the people of Essex can rightfully hold the council to account on it.”
The count of EVs on the roadside will grow from 10 million to 50 million, between 2020 and 2030.
At least 22% of vehicles traded this year must be Zero Emission, with the mark assumed to strike 80% by 2030 and 100% by 2035, under the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) order.
