£945,000 to install hundreds of charging trenches

GOVERNMENT CASH WILL ALLOW RESIDENTS WITHOUT DRIVEWAYS TO CHARGE ELECTRIC VEHICLES FROM HOME

- By EDDIE BISKNELL Local democracy reporter

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE and Derbyshire are set to gain more than £900,000 to install hundreds of trenches in pavements for people without driveways to charge their electric vehicles.

A Government grant of £945,000 is set to be given to the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) to enable the trenches to be installed across Derby, Nottingham, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, for residents who would like them.

A combined authority report on the issue says the funding will be divided between the four county and city councils who will oversee its use.

It details that installation of the trenches can cost up to £1,200 per fitting, which would allow for more than 700 to be installed across the two counties and two cities.