Green drivers will be able to travel through Wiltshire with ease as electric car charging points have been placed at six strategic points in the county.
Wiltshire Council successfully bid for a £225,000 grant from the Office of Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) to install the rapid charging units at key sites in Salisbury, Warminster, Melksham, Trowbridge, Corsham and Chippenham.
The council provided matching funds of £75,000 towards the project.
The charge points are positioned close to major routes for mid journey top-up and suitable rest points, with premises such as coffee shops nearby for drivers while they wait during their 20-30 minute recharges.
There will be two parking spaces available at each charging unit, which will initially be free to use at the following sites:
- Melksham: King Street SN12 6HB
- Trowbridge: Duke Street BA14 8AE
- Corsham Post Office Lane: SN13 0BS
- Salisbury: Brown Street SP1 1HE
- Warminster: Station Road BA12 8AE
- Chippenham Gladstone Road: SN15 3DW
When Transport Minister Baroness Kramer visited Corsham to officially open the charging units, she said that in Britain 5,000 ‘plug-in’ road vehicles had been bought in the last three months.
A Town Councillor led plan to include a charging point in the scheme to put power points along Marlborough High Street has not yet progressed. But at least people in Marlborough can now know recognise a charging point if they pass one.
