Port Erin Commissioners has launched
two public electric charge points at its office on Bridson Street, Port Erin.
Chair, Mr Nick Watterson announced,
“We are pleased to offer a charging solution for electric vehicles visiting
Port Erin. There is an increasing number of electric vehicles being registered
on the Island, including our own electric van, which has been a great success.
All of the household waste collected within Port Erin is processed at the Energy
from Waste (EfW) facility. The EfW generates enough electricity to run our
electric van for a whole year from just 3.5T of household waste.”
“As part of our electric vehicle initiative,
it was always the plan to introduce vehicle charging points outside our office on
Bridson Street, not only for us to charge our vehicle, but also to allow other
electric vehicle users to top up their vehicles whilst visiting or shopping in Port
Erin.”
“We reviewed some of the issues
seen at other charging locations around the Island, and have taken those into
consideration as part of the implementation and hope that the users will have a
trouble free experience in using the points. Our chargers are the latest fast
chargers, which should provide a secure connection for all electric vehicles
currently available in the Island.”
“Signage has been erected at the
end of Bridson Street to indicate electric vehicle drivers where they are able
to charge. Both charge points are located at the front of the Commissioners’
Office and allow visitors a 2hr charge time. The charging area has been
designated as an electric vehicle charging only disc zone, so users are
reminded to display parking discs.”
Mr Watterson concluded, “We’d
like to thank Manx Utilities for working closely with us in implementing the
solution who have supplied us with the charge points.
The number of electric vehicles
on the Island is expected to further grow, and this joint initiative between
Manx Utilities and Port Erin Commissioners demonstrates our commitment to
further encourage their use and help the environment.”
Issued by Port Erin Commissioners on 28th
June 2016
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