Residents without driveways given opportunity to charge electric vehicle at home

Oxfordshire residents without off street parking can apply for a scheme that allows them to charge an electric vehicle (EV) outside their own home.

The pilot project, being delivered by Oxfordshire County Council, is set to accelerate the transition to cleaner, greener electric vehicles. It will initially benefit 500 residents who don’t have their own driveway.

EV charging cable channels are an affordable and practical solution for people without off street parking who want to switch their petrol or diesel car to an electric one.

They allow the cable from a home charger to safely cross the pavement and connect to a kerbside EV without causing a trip hazard.

The project – believed to be the largest of its kind in the UK – benefits from a £700,000 government grant. The funding will significantly reduce the cost of the EV charging cable channel and its installation for the first 500 residents to successfully apply through the council’s website.