Birmingham Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Survey

Overview

Birmingham City Council declared a climate emergency in June 2019 and are committed to reducing the city’s carbon emissions which includes supporting the use of electric or plug in hybrid vehicles (EVs). As more models become available, the Council has a key role in ensuring there is sufficient charging infrastructure so that all Birmingham residents can make the switch to electric.

Birmingham’s Charge Point Strategy focuses on deploying fast and rapid charge points at strategic locations around the city. These will allow drivers to gain a significant amount of charge quickly at locations where they would be parking anyway, such as public car parks; on the public highway in proximity to local amenities; car parking within public parks or leisure facilities.

However, the Council recognises that these EV charge point locations will not be convenient or sufficient for everyone, and this survey aims to understand what other kinds of charging infrastructure will be needed by Birmingham residents.

The survey is being carried out by Birmingham City Council as part of the ongoing work in developing a Residential Charge Point implementation plan, particularly addressing the 30% of Birmingham residences that have no off-street parking.

This ongoing survey is for everyone who live and travel in Birmingham, whether you currently own an Electric Vehicle (EV) or not.