The number of electric cars in London has grown significantly in
the last five years. There are 10,000 electric cars registered in
London – ten times as many as in 2012 – and 3,000 charging
points.[2] However, is growth in electric car demand
outstripping the supply of charging points?
Can the spread of charging points, their locations and
accessibility be improved to encourage more Londoners to go
electric?
Tomorrow, the London
Assembly Environment Committee will
discuss electric car charging in London and the barriers to the
take-up of electric cars, especially for people who don’t have
their own garage or drive way. The Committee will also discuss
how car clubs can contribute, whether or not we have enough
charging points for zero-emission black cabs and the need for
technicians skilled in electric vehicles to service and repair
them.
The guests include:
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Lilli Matson, Director of Transport Strategy,
TfL
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Oliver Lord, Senior Policy & Programme
Officer (air quality), GLA
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Garry Thornton, Senior Marketing Manager,
Zipcar
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Kate Hinton, the PR Network (Zipcar)
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Steve Nash, CEO, Institute of the Motor
Industry
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Caroline Watson, Network Manager, Low Emission
Vehicles, C40 Cities
In the second part of the meeting the Committee will discuss
environmental issues in the London Plan. The guests include:
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· , Deputy Mayor
for Planning, Regeneration and Skills
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· Rachael
Rooney, Strategic Planning Manager, GLA
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· Peter
Heath, Senior Planner, GLA
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· Rhian
Williams, Senior Strategic Planner, GLA
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· Jorn
Peters, Senior Strategic Planner, GLA
The meeting will take place on Wednesday, 17
January from 10:00am in The
Chamber (The Queen’s Walk, London SE1).
Notes for Editors:
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Full agenda papers.
- Department for Transport, Vehicle licensing
statistics April to June 2017, table VEH0130
