CLIENT:
Cork City Council
PROJECT NAME: REPORT TITLE:
Cork City Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy
SEA Environmental Report
Table 8-1:
Proposed Environmental Mitigation Measures Related to the Text of the Strategy
Proposal Ref.
Suggested Amendments to the text of the Strategy - to mitigate Potential Adverse Environmental Effects Attach the following text to the proposal: Principle 2: EV charging infrastructure will work for everyone, regardless of age, health, income, or other needs: The Cork City Council’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy will require all charge points to be well lit, 1, incorporate sustainable energy generation (where possible) and that a percentage of wheelchair accessible units will be included for within the total stock of infrastructure charging stations. In terms of electricity costs, the strategy will include opportunities for residents to avail of both low cost charging opportunities (i.e. normal speed charging) and fast charging (generally at a higher cost). Footnote: 1 - While ensuring lumen levels and spectral range are maintained or reduced/controlled to avoid effects to biodiversity in areas of important habitat types. Attach the following text to the proposal: Principle 4: Options will be provided for those who cannot charge at home: With respect Cork City Council’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy there will be a focus on providing normal speed charge points (generally low cost and the closest public available equivalent to home charging) close to areas of the city where residents have restricted access to off-street private car parking. However, the strategy will also provide for fast charging infrastructure to allow for greater flexibility in charging options in the city for all electric vehicle users. The provision of residential community charging stations will also provide for the following: • Business users including light vehicle owners. • Visitors to the city (including EV visitors to homes without a home charger). • Taxis. • Homes with two Electric Vehicles. • Homes where the deployment of a home charger is not possible or overly expensive. • Individual home(s) which do not have access to private off-street parking but are in an area where predominately homes are provided with driveways. • Redundancy should there be technical problems with the home charger. • Support the possible delivery of multi-modal interchanges to include, car share schemes, (e)bike hire, and other community services (i.e. parcel delivery, etc. Due regard shall be had to architectural and cultural heritage assets in the city when siting the EV charging stations.
Strategy Proposal
Principle 2: EV charging infrastructure will work for everyone, regardless of age, health, income, or other needs: The Cork City Council’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy will require all charge points to be well lit, incorporate sustainable energy generation (where possible) and that a percentage of wheelchair accessible units will be included for within the total stock of infrastructure charging stations. In terms of electricity costs, the strategy will include opportunities for residents to avail of both low cost charging opportunities (i.e. normal speed charging) and fast charging (generally at a higher cost).
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Principle 4: Options will be provided for those who cannot charge at home: With respect Cork City Council’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy there will be a focus on providing normal speed charge points (generally low cost and the closest public available equivalent to home charging) close to areas of the city where residents have restricted access to off-street private car parking. However, the strategy will also provide for fast charging infrastructure to allow for greater flexibility in charging options in the city for all electric vehicle users. The provision of residential community charging stations will also provide for the following: • Business users including light vehicle owners. • Visitors to the city (including EV visitors to homes without a home charger). • Taxis. • Homes with two Electric Vehicles. • Homes where the deployment of a home charger is not possible or overly expensive. • Individual home(s) which do not have access to private off- street parking but are in an area where predominately homes are provided with driveways. • Redundancy should there be technical problems with the home charger. • Support the possible delivery of multi-modal interchanges to include, car share schemes, (e)bike hire, and other community services (i.e. parcel delivery, etc.
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