• Both Warwick District Council (WDC) and Stratford-upon-Avon District Council (SDC) have been working together looking at the future for EV Infrastructure across South Warwickshire. We have commissioned Cenex to produce a Feasibility Study to allow the area to fully understand what is needed across both Districts
• Both WDC & SDC are working closely with Warwickshire County Council (WCC) to ensure that the responsibilities that both tiers of governance have towards EV infrastructure is joined up and seamless
• WDC have commissioned CoMoUK to produce a Feasibility Study looking at the potential of increasing the presence of Electric Vehicle (EV) Car Clubs within the area
• Encouraging sustainable travel choice through a local incentive scheme called 'Choose How You Move' run through the organisation BetterPoints. Users sign up to the BetterPoints app and track their sustainable journeys in return for BetterPoints, which can be spent at participating local businesses or donated to local charities. The scheme currently has over 2000 registered users and participants have donated over £500 to charity.

The Energy Saving Trust (EST) provides a useful guide to Electric Vehicles and provides useful links to other information: Energy Saving Trust – Electric Vehicles

Cars, transport and vehicle electrification 

How you travel for work and leisure has an impact on the climate as vehicles, particularly cars, emit large quantities of greenhouse gases (GHGs). These GHGs cause air pollution and contribute to global warming.

If you currently rely on using the car, you may want to consider transitioning to a more sustainable form of travel such as cycling, car sharing, taking the bus or walking. And if you join the Choose How You Move in Warwick District challenge, you can be rewarded for it!

Cycling

Warwick district has some beautiful scenery, and as giving an excuse to get outdoors and being more environmentally friendly, according to the NHS, cycling has numerous health benefits such as reducing the risk of developing heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and strokes. It can also help boost your mood and maintain a healthy weight.

If you are new to cycling, and are looking for more information, visit Warwickshire County Council's website to find out more through cycle route maps and travel guides. Cycle parking maps can be found on our website. There are separate maps for Warwick, Leamington Spa and Kenilworth.

You may want to consider car-sharing and there is a local car-share scheme run through Liftshare.com to find local car sharers. This helps to reduce the number of cars on the road and saves money! Alternatively, if you work within a large organisation, you may want to set-up a specific scheme of your own to car share to work with your colleagues.

Electric vehicles

We as a Council, are working to provide a reliable and comprehensive network of Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers across the district. This is to ensure all residents have access to charging point infrastructure, regardless of if they have access to a private driveway or not.  This is to meet the current demands for EV infrastructure and to encourage the uptake of cleaner, electric vehicles in the future.  You can use Zap-Map to find electric car charging points near you.

There are numerous benefits of electric vehicles including:

• Lower running costs
• Less greenhouse gas emissions
• Government grants available towards costs of charging point installation and the cost of buying an electric car