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£40m to drive green car revolution
Government funding has been awarded to cities that have designed schemes encouraging people to switch to a plug-in car.
Reinforcing its commitment to revolutionise urban mobility the government last week announced the winners of the Go Ultra Low City Fund.
The winning cities including London, Bristol and York will deliver a rollout of cutting edge technology, such as rapid-charging hubs and street lighting that double as charge points, along with a range of innovative proposals that will give plug-in car owners extra local privileges such as access to bus lanes in city centres. Around 25,000 parking spaces will also be opened up for plug-in car owners saving commuters as much as £1,300 a year.
The funding has been awarded to cities that have designed schemes encouraging people to switch to a plug-in car, supporting the Government’s goal of every new car and van in the UK being ultra-low emission by 2040.
The Go Ultra Low Cities fund is just one element of a £600m package of measures from the Office for Low Emission Vehicles, which also includes £400 million of guaranteed money for individual plug-in car grants, investment in low emission buses and taxis, and R&D funding for innovation projects.
INITIATIVES TO RECIEVE FUNDING
London
£13 million to create ‘Neighbourhoods of the future’ prioritising ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs) in several boroughs across the capital.
Over a dozen streets in Hackney will benefit from innovative charging infrastructure such as car-charging street lighting, while Harrow will develop a low emission zone offering parking and traffic priority to owners of plug-in vehicles
Milton Keynes
£9 million to open an Electric Vehicle Experience Centre providing consumer advice and short-term vehicles loans.
Bristol
£7 million for free city centre residential parking for ULEVs, access to 3 carpool lanes, over 80 rapid and fast charging points and a scheme encouraging people to lease a plug-in car for up to 4 weeks to help them better understand the range of benefits that electric vehicles bring.
Nottinghamshire and Derby
£6 million to install 230 chargepoints and offer ULEV owners discount parking and access to over 13 miles of bus lanes along key routes across the city.
Dundee, Oxford, York and northeast regions
£5 million of development funding for initiatives including new commuter charging hubs and a solar-canopied park and ride hub in York.
