- The most frequent comment left by respondents on policies A to C relates to alternative charging options to dedicated residential bays (10%), such as placing charging at every lamppost, in car parks, or at businesses
- 9% of respondents express concerns about the impact on parking, whilst 7% feel that the council needs to take a proactive approach with these policies, ensuring that infrastructure is in place first
- 5-6% feel that EVs are not the right focus, more charge points and fast charging are needed, and that charging bay use needs to be monitored
Policies A to C: further comments
Summary
Do you have any (other) comments to make about the draft policies for objective 1?
Base: Total sample (441)
| wdt_ID | Key themes | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alternative charging options to dedicated residential bays e.g. charging at every lamppost, in car parks, at businesses | 10 |
| 2 | Concern about the impact on parking | 9 |
| 3 | Need a proactive approach e.g. providing infrastructure first is essential | 7 |
| 4 | EVs are the wrong focus e.g. public transport, discouraging car use overall | 6 |
| 5 | Need more charge points and fast charging | 5 |
| 6 | Need to monitor bay use | 5 |
| 10 | Consider the cost of charging / owning an EV for residents | 4 |
| 13 | Unsure about the council’s ability to implement this infrastructure | 2 |
| 14 | General agreement with policies /objective | 2 |
| 15 | Should ensure there is minimal impact on residents e.g. for pedestrians | 2 |
| 16 | Other e.g. infrastructure needs to be simple to use, make EV bays location appropriate (e.g. size, amount) | 5 |
| 17 | No relevant comment / no comment | 55 |
