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A ‘Plug’ for Electric Vehicles!

A ‘Plug’ for Electric Vehicles!. Sally Herbert Sustainable Travel Officer Newcastle City Council. Help shape the growth in use of electric vehicles for the citizens and users in and around Newcastle Act as a demonstrator for electric vehicles/infrastructure

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A ‘Plug’ for Electric Vehicles!

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  1. A ‘Plug’ for Electric Vehicles! Sally Herbert Sustainable Travel Officer Newcastle City Council

  2. Help shape the growth in use of electric vehicles for the citizens and users in and around Newcastle Act as a demonstrator for electric vehicles/infrastructure Provide charging point infrastructure in and around Newcastle Develop expertise for installing and maintenance across the North East Preferred Supplier Status Lead Delivery Partner for Plugged in Places The Role of Newcastle City Council

  3. Plugged in Places for the North East • North East identified as one of the first plugged in places areas in phase 1 • Commitment to install 580 charging points across the North East • Over 60 partners within the project • All 12 local authorities have secured funding to support the programme • Traffic Signals act as lead delivery partner

  4. Installations across the North East

  5. Lead Officer: Sally Herbert, Sustainable Travel, Co-ordinates low carbon vehicle activities across the Council Oversees the programme of installations across Newcastle Works in partnership with key stakeholders across the region Supports the activities of Technical Services across the region Delivery within the Council

  6. Procure, survey, install and commission charging points across the North East Provide maintenance for charging points Commercial opportunities outside Plugged in Places Traffic Signals

  7. Work with to establish viable locations Initiate traffic regulation orders Order all relevant signage and works required Traffic Management

  8. Identify low carbon opportunities for fleet applications Review fleet operations across the council Procurement of electric vehicles Integrated Transport Unit:

  9. Pilot electric vehicle infrastructure technology Developing a workforce trained in installation and maintenance Establishing an electric vehicle charging infrastructure platform Infrastructure Pilot 1 of the charging points in use at the Civic Centre Charging point installation on Clayton Street

  10. Identify location Survey location Highway: Traffic Regulation Order and Authorisation Civils, installation and jointing Electricity connection Road marking and signing Commission The Installation Process

  11. The Infrastructure Platform in Newcastle • Focus on the city core • Workplace/retail opportunities • 32 charging points city wide • Mixture of on street and off street locations • Committed to an additional 17 points • Further commitment by partners across the city, e.g. Universities, and Hospital Trust • Continue working with partners through development to secure additional infrastructure, e.g. Sainsburys

  12. Infrastructure across Newcastle

  13. Newcastle City Council as an Early Adopter • 25 electric vehicles in our fleet • Working with Cenex to undertake electric vehicle trials • Building on quick wins: • Low Carbon Vehicle Procurement Programme • Incorporate into fleet operations • Incorporate into business travel through pool cars Cenex Smart EV Trial 2009 Mitsubishi iMiev (2) Pool Car Fleet Smith Eddison Electric Transit (1) shuttle vehicle to Council satellite sites

  14. Fleet Applications Smith Eddison Transit (4) Cenex funding via Low Carbon Procurement Programme Used by City Build and Sustainability Unit Electric Refuse Collection (5) Lease arrangement Environmental Services E-Z Go (9) Lease arrangement Parks and Leisure application Vectrix Scooter (2) City Wide Service

  15. Part of the Technology Strategy Board’s Ultra Low Carbon Vehicle Demonstrator Programme Ultra low carbon vehicles - sub 50g CO2 / km Programme value £10.7m Term: 2009 to 2013 35 vehicles on public trial from Q4 2010 Integration with North East infrastructure roll out ‘Hard’ & ‘soft’ data acquisition & analysis Five consortium partners EVADINE Switch EV Trial

  16. Electric Vehicles within Switch EV www.switchev.co.uk

  17. 93 individual trials planned Over 150 people will have extended vehicle use Multiple models of usage are being managed Corporate & individual Single user for 6 months 3 or 4 users within the trial period Pool use Car clubs Trial Planning

  18. Going forward • Continue to act as a demonstrator for electric vehicles and associated infrastructure • In-house review of utilisation of electric vehicle applications • Monitor uptake of charging point installations to help guide future investment • Greater involvement in the development management operation • Promote electric vehicle uptake through our travel planning activities

  19. Thank you www.newcastle.gov.uk

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