Electric cars to get free parking and bus lane access
Discussion
Only in certain towns....
confused web site said:
The new measures will be introduced in a handful of cities initially with a view to a national roll-out at some point in the future.
The areas which will trial the new measures – part of the government’s "Go Ultra Low" scheme – are Bristol, Derby, London, Milton Keynes, Nottingham and London.
The areas which will trial the new measures – part of the government’s "Go Ultra Low" scheme – are Bristol, Derby, London, Milton Keynes, Nottingham and London.
More detail:
"London has been awarded £13 million to create ‘Neighbourhoods of the Future’, prioritising ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) in several boroughs across the capital. Proposals include over a dozen streets in Hackney going electric, with charging infrastructures 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 will receive £9 million to open a city centre Electric Vehicle Experience Centre – a ‘one-stop-shop’ providing consumer advice and short-term vehicles loans. The city also proposes to open up all of its 20,000 parking bays for free to electric vehicles, and will co-brand bus lanes as ‘Low Emission Lanes’, giving plug-in vehicles the same priority at traffic lights as local buses.
Bristol will get £7 million to offer free residential parking for ULEVs, over 80 rapid and fast chargers across the city, and a scheme encouraging people to lease a plug-in car for up to four weeks – helping them to better understand the range of benefits that electric vehicles bring.
Nottinghamshire and Derby will use £6 million of funding to install 230 charge points and will offer ULEV owners discount parking, as well as access to over 13 miles of bus lanes along key routes across the cities. The investment will also pay for a new business support programme, letting local companies ‘try before they buy’."
"London has been awarded £13 million to create ‘Neighbourhoods of the Future’, prioritising ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) in several boroughs across the capital. Proposals include over a dozen streets in Hackney going electric, with charging infrastructures 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 will receive £9 million to open a city centre Electric Vehicle Experience Centre – a ‘one-stop-shop’ providing consumer advice and short-term vehicles loans. The city also proposes to open up all of its 20,000 parking bays for free to electric vehicles, and will co-brand bus lanes as ‘Low Emission Lanes’, giving plug-in vehicles the same priority at traffic lights as local buses.
Bristol will get £7 million to offer free residential parking for ULEVs, over 80 rapid and fast chargers across the city, and a scheme encouraging people to lease a plug-in car for up to four weeks – helping them to better understand the range of benefits that electric vehicles bring.
Nottinghamshire and Derby will use £6 million of funding to install 230 charge points and will offer ULEV owners discount parking, as well as access to over 13 miles of bus lanes along key routes across the cities. The investment will also pay for a new business support programme, letting local companies ‘try before they buy’."
xjay1337 said:
Why should electric cars not pay to park?
They still take up space.
Surely that's the reason for parking charges?
It's called an incentive. They are promoting GoUltraLow - once a significant number of people adopt then I would think that these incentives will be withdrawn - so don't worry - we'll all be paying the same someday They still take up space.
Surely that's the reason for parking charges?
xjay1337 said:
Why should electric cars not pay to park?
They still take up space.
Surely that's the reason for parking charges?
Parking on streets doesn't really involve any service so what are you actually paying for? They still take up space.
Surely that's the reason for parking charges?
Councils charge because they can make money from it. Its essentially just a tax. Tax has two purposes, to raise revenue, and/or to influence peoples decisions.
In this case they are looking to change peoples decisions on what car they buy.
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