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Wychavon District Council

… installing EV charge points and to convert to lower emission vehicles. • Encourage Worcestershire County Council and other relevant bodies to support the delivery of safe cycling and walking routes and provision of appropriate local transport options to meet needs. Case study Boosting electric vehicle charging The number of electric vehicle charging points in Wychavon’s public car parks soared…

… and public toilets, delivering a wide range of domestic energy efficiency schemes, creating new habitats and installing 24 electric vehicle charging points in our car parks. 3.2 Wychavon context 15 In February 2020, we agreed an ambitious new four year strategy for the council that provides the strategic context for this plan This will focus our spending and people resources over…

… of local authorities in facilitating the development of charging networks, particularly in relation to their responsibilities for local planning policy. We want there to be a comprehensive network of reliable and affordable electric vehicle (EV) charging facilities right across Wychavon so that nowhere in the district is any further than five miles from an easily accessible charging point…

…. There are a number of ways we can support the growth of low emission vehicles, from the direct provision of EV charging points and incentivising others to install them, to requiring new developments to incorporate EV infrastructure and identifying sites for potential EV filling stations. We will also need to engage with taxi drivers to encourage and support them to switch to low emission vehicles. 4.2…

…% higher than in 2013. Encouraging people to swap their petrol or diesel vehicles for low emission vehicles and to use more sustainable modes of travel, such as walking, cycling, public transport or car-sharing, is critical to reversing this trend. Action on low carbon travel We have already: • Installed 24 electric vehicle charging points in our car parks across the district. • Provided…