Paul McGarry, Head of futureMerton, introduced the report and explained this work is part of the Air Quality Task Groups’ action plan.

We are currently finalising the third Local Implementation Plan to deliver the Mayors Transport Strategy.

There are currently 70 publically available charging points across the borough. We will be rolling out another 31 next month. The charging points take 3-4 hours to fully charge a vehicle. TFL are also rolling out rapid charging points. These are more aimed at taxis as they charge in 20 minutes.

After hearing questions from the Panel, Paul McGarry clarified the following points;

·         When deciding on the siting of the charging points, we chose high profile locations to get residents more aware of the facility. We also obtained data from the DVLA which showed the west of the borough have more electric vehicles. Feedback about resident support also helps decide where to place charging points.

·         As part of the LIP3, we are investigating partnering up with an electric bike hire company but there is no date set for this as yet.

·         Vehicles can stay charging overnight, though there is a limit and Source London would notice if a car was parked for days.

The Chair thanked officers for attending