More electric charging infrastructure coming to Oxford

Oxford City Council are ready to upgrade their electric vehicle charging infrastructure following a Central Government funding shift with greater emphasis on combating air pollution. It is thought that additional charging infrastructure could assist in helping tackle environmental problems faced by the city by encouraging more low emission vehicles.  Oxford City Council are working alongside partners to help achive its ambition to limit city centre air pollution to as close as typical background levels as possible. This work has included carrying out detailed research into what a 'Zero Emission Zone' would entail.

Compared to air pollution efforts across the whole of Britain, Oxford already sits favourably, and limiting air pollution remains high on the city's agenda because of legal action. Resources of approximately £800,000 have been gathered by authorities and this has already been invested into the development of a 'Low Emission Zone' - this is an innovative advancement that has boosted cycling in the city, for example.

John Tanner, a local councillor, said:

"We hope that this decision means the government will provide us with the funding to enable to world's first 'Zero Emission' to happen - and to go even further on restricting high-emitting vehicles from the city, installing electric vehicle charging points and, ultimately, clean up Oxford's air".

(this story was originally published by MinuteMan Press on 15th March)