: ...The second request is on
publicly available electric charging points. We're trying to
promote electric cars, we're trying to promote green energy. Would
it be possible for the Minister to make a statement on where
they're planned for, when they're likely to be installed, how many
are likely to be installed at each point and what type? Because I
understand from one of my constituents that most of those at the
Sarn service station are there for Tesla vehicles, not the more
common charger. I'm not an expert in these things, but my
constituent says that if you've got a Tesla vehicle, there's no
queue; if you've got an ordinary electrical vehicle, there is a
queue. We're trying to get people into electrical vehicles. There
needs to be some sort of plan, and I'd like a Government statement
on that plan.
(Minister for
Finance and Trefnydd): I can see the Minister
responding positively to your request for a statement in relation
to electric car charging points. There are currently over 930
publicly accessible charging point connectors across Wales, up
from 670 in April of last year. So, clearly, we are starting to
see some progress in this area, but Mike Hedges raises an
important point, doesn't he, about the particular charging points
being appropriate for the vehicles that people are choosing to
drive? So, would have heard those comments,
and I'm sure that he'll provide an update on that.
