the government has committed £440m to delivering charging infrastructure in a bid to tackle poor air quality in London- which has resulted in the introduction of the new electric vehicle charging points in Haringey.
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Local residents and environmental charities are criticising Haringey Council’s decision to install new charge points for electric vehicles, as they say they take space on already congested pavements.
They say that pavement-mounted charging points will create a significant obstruction on already congested pavements.
But, is it really all that bad? According to the European Federation for Transport and Environment, even when the most carbon intensive electricity in Europe powers electric vehicles, they emit less greenhouse gas than a conventional diesel vehicle.
As a result, the government has committed £440m to delivering charging infrastructure in a bid to tackle poor air quality in London- which has resulted in the introduction of the new electric vehicle charging points in Haringey.
But, Susan Clarris, who works for the Living Streets Group, campaigning for better conditions for pedestrians, says that there are ways to encourage the use of electric vehicles without causing obstructions.
She has come up with the idea of “re-charge parklettes”- tiny green spaces which include not only vehicle charging points, but mobile phone chargers and e-bike charging stations.
However critics argue that these would cost more than local governments can afford with the current rate of cuts across London boroughs.
Another potential solution is that which was adopted by Islington. They faced a similar backlash from residents when a number of charging points were installed on the borough’s streets.
Their campaigning lead to the council adopting a “hierarchy of locations” in which off-road locations such as car parks were favoured, and pavement space was a last resort.
Campaign groups and local residents in Haringey are now hoping that council will settle upon a similar solution, in which pavement space is kept for walking, and road space is dedicated to vehicles.
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StandfirstResidents say that pavement-mounted charging points create a significant obstruction on already congested pavements.
Local residents and environmental charities are criticising Haringey Council’s decision to install new charge points for electric vehicles, as they say they take space on already congested pavements.
They say that pavement-mounted charging points will create a significant obstruction on already congested pavements.
But, is it really all that bad? According to the European Federation for Transport and Environment, even when the most carbon intensive electricity in Europe powers electric vehicles, they emit less greenhouse gas than a conventional diesel vehicle.
As a result, the government has committed £440m to delivering charging infrastructure in a bid to tackle poor air quality in London- which has resulted in the introduction of the new electric vehicle charging points in Haringey.
But, Susan Clarris, who works for the Living Streets Group, campaigning for better conditions for pedestrians, says that there are ways to encourage the use of electric vehicles without causing obstructions.
She has come up with the idea of “re-charge parklettes”- tiny green spaces which include not only vehicle charging points, but mobile phone chargers and e-bike charging stations.
However critics argue that these would cost more than local governments can afford with the current rate of cuts across London boroughs.
Another potential solution is that which was adopted by Islington. They faced a similar backlash from residents when a number of charging points were installed on the borough’s streets.
Their campaigning lead to the council adopting a “hierarchy of locations” in which off-road locations such as car parks were favoured, and pavement space was a last resort.
Campaign groups and local residents in Haringey are now hoping that council will settle upon a similar solution, in which pavement space is kept for walking, and road space is dedicated to vehicles.
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