The Coalition Government has just announced £400M of support for electric car charging points between now and April 2015.

For East Dulwich it means that any resident who orders an electric car 75% of the installation cost of providing a public charging point will be paid for by the government. The remaining 25% by the council. The cost per charging point is typically £2,400.

In East Dulwich ward we, as ward councillors, would look to find this money from somewhere. Either Cleaner, Greener, Safer capital or revenue funding streams.

So let us know if you order an electric vehicle and we will try and ensure you can have a charging point on the public highway as close to your home as practical.