These questions relate, specifically to council owned public car parks:
1. Do the council currently have any electric vehicle charging points installed throughout their public car parks?
Devon County Council is not responsible for off-street parking, including car parks, therefore does not hold information for your question. Off-street parking is the responsibility of District and Unitary councils in Devon; please contact them directly using the information on the links provided.
2. If no, are the council looking at deploying electric vehicle charging points and if so what are the timescales involved?
Devon County Council is not responsible for off-street parking, including car parks, therefore does not hold information for your question.
3. If yes how many and what capacity i.e. 7kW, 22kW, 50kW etc. Please provide a breakdown per location.
Devon County Council is not responsible for off-street parking, including car parks, therefore does not hold information for your question.
4. Who is the manufacturer of the charge points installed?
Devon County Council is not responsible for off-street parking, including car parks, therefore does not hold information for your question.
5. When were the charge points installed?
Devon County Council is not responsible for off-street parking, including car parks, therefore does not hold information for your question.
6. When does the existing contract expire?
Devon County Council is not responsible for off-street parking, including car parks, therefore does not hold information for your question.
7. Are the council looking to increase the number of EV bays available at their public car parks and what will be the determining factor as to when this takes place?
Devon County Council is not responsible for off-street parking, including car parks, therefore does not hold information for your question.
The questions relate, specifically, to the council offices, depots and other staff based sites.
1. Do the council currently have any electric vehicle charging points installed throughout their offices and depot facilities?
Yes, we have 7 kW chargepoints at four sites
2. If no, are the council looking at deploying electric vehicle charging points and if so what are the timescales involved?
NA
3. If yes how many and what capacity i.e. 7kW, 22kW, 50kW etc. Please provide a breakdown per location.
Currently we have 1 no. 7 kW chargepoints at County Hall, Exeter, St Davids, Exeter and Rydon Lane, Newton Abbot. At the Avocet Depot we have 1 no. dual 7 kW chargepoint. We are looking to deploy a certain number of chargepoints each year dependent on the number of EVs bought in that year. For example, this financial year will see the installation of 9 chargepoints at 4 sites. All will be 7-22kW, dual chargepoints. Locations and numbers are: Ivybridge Depot, Ivybridge: 1, Great Moor House, Exeter: 3, Avocet Rd Depot, Exeter: 2, Taw View, Barnstaple: 3.
4. Who is the manufacturer of the chargepoints installed?
Rolec and Wallbox
5. When were the charge points installed?
The Wallbox units were installed in 2021 and the Rolec units around 2015.
6. When does the existing contract expire?
We do not have a contract for the existing units.
7. Are the council looking to increase the number of EV bays installed available at their offices and depot facilities and what will be the determining factor as to when this takes place?
We are looking to increase provision. Our current strategy is to match EVs purchased within a year with a chargepoint. EV purchases are based on the number of vehicles that are 7yrs old or over.
These are general questions that relate to the council strategy with regards to the deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure:
1. Do the council have a dedicated electric vehicle charging strategy? If yes please either provide a copy or direct me to where this can be downloaded/viewed.
No, we don’t have a strategy.
2. Which departments within the council are responsible for the deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, if more than one please list them.
The Estates and Procurement teams are responsible for deployment.
3. Who are the primary contacts within each department, name and job title is sufficient.
The Corporate Energy Manager and the Head of Category are the primary contacts.