Ellie Ames 15 August 2024

Suffolk announces electric car club trial

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A trial of electric community vehicles is set to launch in Suffolk next summer.

Plug In Suffolk Car Clubs will make 16 electric vehicles available for residents to book across eight locations, including Ipswich, Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds.

Charity Collaborative Mobility UK has estimated that each car club vehicle replaced around 22 private cars in the UK in 2022.

Suffolk County Council said providers were still reluctant to fully fund electric community vehicles in more rural areas like Suffolk, as they do not yet have the data to support usage.

The tender process for the scheme will begin this Autumn.

The chair of Suffolk Public Sector Leaders, Neil MacDonald, said: ‘Suffolk residents have been asking about the possibility of bringing car clubs to Suffolk following the recent success of the car club trial in Oxfordshire, therefore I am looking forward to the launch of our trial.

‘I am hoping that many individuals and families will benefit from the scheme and help to bring electric community vehicles permanently to our county.’

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