Allow pavement gullies in Hounslow for EV charging
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Debra Gilchrist
2 months ago
Because in order to encourage fully the take up of electric cars, owners should be able to charge their cars using domestic electricity which is far less expensive than lamp post or freestanding chargers.
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Michael Denniss
2 months ago
Very sensible idea and will make EV charging a reality for many residents.
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Neil Peters
2 months ago
Will help me in charging my car
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Nicholas Theobald
2 months ago
Equity. All households in the UK should have access to EV charging from home, not just those with enough money to afford a house with a driveway. No Labour-run council should be obstructing this.
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Erik Houlihan-Jong
2 months ago
This just makes sense for so many homes in Hounslow.
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Catherine Edwards
2 months ago
We’ve had an electric car for 5 years —and in that time little has changed in access to cheap public charging in the borough. It would be fantastic if the council got on board like other councils with home charging & cable gully’s. This would make such a difference to those who currently have electric cars and encourage others to change sooner to electric by making charging an affordable option.
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Samantha Griffith
2 months ago
We bought an EV this year. For the last 6 weeks, 2 out of 4 lamppost chargers near us have not been working despite promises by Shell to fix. It’s also unhelpful when inconsiderate Ev owners leave their cars plugged in for days! There are uneven pavements, lifted kerbs and slabs, bumpy tree roots all round our neighbourhood, which are as much a trip hazard as a covered cable would be. The council is hiding behind ‘safety’ as a reason for not allowing these gullies. We have to do something about
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Neelam Rhodes
2 months ago
Home charging would help make charging affordable
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Richard Strike
2 months ago
I haven't taken the plunge yet to EV although I would like to. This really seems like the right way to allow people like me who live in terraced houses to be able to charge at home. Which is the main barrier of entry to me.
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Bruce Michael
2 months ago
Environmentally friendly and with the cost of living crisis common sense.
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Supporter
2 months ago
We need more places to charge up electric cars as there’s a shortage. I wont purchase an electric car as it’s too difficult and inconvenient to charge them around where I live .
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Lesley Day
2 months ago
We have had an excellent electric car for 4 years. The downside is the total lack of working charge points on lampposts! We live on Strand on the Green and LBH have NOT provided any charging lamp posts on the west side of the railway bridge. When we find one in Riverview Grove etc it is occupied or invariably not working!
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Tony Bowden
2 months ago
Convenience and cost are both major factors as we live in a terraced house with no off street parking or charging.
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Yasmeen Alzubaydi
2 months ago
There is an electric charger outside our house which often doesn’t work. My mother is disabled so I have to park outside, get her into the house then drive to the nearest charging point. If I install a charger on my front garden and park outside it would be much easier.
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Eraj Rostaqi
2 months ago
I am writing to express strong support for introducing EV charging cable gullies across the London Borough of Hounslow, as they provide a crucial, fair solution for residents without off-street parking. Equitably expanding electric vehicle infrastructure is essential so that every household-not just those with driveways-can access affordable home-charging tariffs and participate in the green transition. Crucially, flush-fitted charging gullies present a remarkably low risk to other pavement user
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Ian L
2 months ago
I would like to switch from petrol to electric but live in a terraced house
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Andrew West
2 months ago
Because without a decent solution to EV charging at home the economics just don’t work. The current lamppost solution is unreliable and super expensive.
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Rupert Ireland
2 months ago
It has a negative impact on my community.
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Nick Cook
2 months ago
No lamppost chargers on our road, and the closest ones are constantly breaking - the Council should be aiming to make EV ownership easier, not harder.
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Helen Smith
2 months ago
The current lamp post chargers offered are expensive and unreliable- never successfully completing a charge in one go and nearest in a 3-5 min walk away.
Because in order to encourage fully the take up of electric cars, owners should be able to charge their cars using domestic electricity which is far less expensive than lamp post or freestanding chargers.
Very sensible idea and will make EV charging a reality for many residents.
Will help me in charging my car
Equity. All households in the UK should have access to EV charging from home, not just those with enough money to afford a house with a driveway. No Labour-run council should be obstructing this.
This just makes sense for so many homes in Hounslow.
We’ve had an electric car for 5 years —and in that time little has changed in access to cheap public charging in the borough. It would be fantastic if the council got on board like other councils with home charging & cable gully’s. This would make such a difference to those who currently have electric cars and encourage others to change sooner to electric by making charging an affordable option.
We bought an EV this year. For the last 6 weeks, 2 out of 4 lamppost chargers near us have not been working despite promises by Shell to fix. It’s also unhelpful when inconsiderate Ev owners leave their cars plugged in for days! There are uneven pavements, lifted kerbs and slabs, bumpy tree roots all round our neighbourhood, which are as much a trip hazard as a covered cable would be. The council is hiding behind ‘safety’ as a reason for not allowing these gullies. We have to do something about
Home charging would help make charging affordable
I haven't taken the plunge yet to EV although I would like to. This really seems like the right way to allow people like me who live in terraced houses to be able to charge at home. Which is the main barrier of entry to me.
Environmentally friendly and with the cost of living crisis common sense.
We need more places to charge up electric cars as there’s a shortage. I wont purchase an electric car as it’s too difficult and inconvenient to charge them around where I live .
We have had an excellent electric car for 4 years. The downside is the total lack of working charge points on lampposts! We live on Strand on the Green and LBH have NOT provided any charging lamp posts on the west side of the railway bridge. When we find one in Riverview Grove etc it is occupied or invariably not working!
Convenience and cost are both major factors as we live in a terraced house with no off street parking or charging.
There is an electric charger outside our house which often doesn’t work. My mother is disabled so I have to park outside, get her into the house then drive to the nearest charging point. If I install a charger on my front garden and park outside it would be much easier.
I am writing to express strong support for introducing EV charging cable gullies across the London Borough of Hounslow, as they provide a crucial, fair solution for residents without off-street parking. Equitably expanding electric vehicle infrastructure is essential so that every household-not just those with driveways-can access affordable home-charging tariffs and participate in the green transition. Crucially, flush-fitted charging gullies present a remarkably low risk to other pavement user
I would like to switch from petrol to electric but live in a terraced house
Because without a decent solution to EV charging at home the economics just don’t work. The current lamppost solution is unreliable and super expensive.
It has a negative impact on my community.
No lamppost chargers on our road, and the closest ones are constantly breaking - the Council should be aiming to make EV ownership easier, not harder.
The current lamp post chargers offered are expensive and unreliable- never successfully completing a charge in one go and nearest in a 3-5 min walk away.