The few owners of electric cars will be able to recharge their vehicles at FIVE locations in the borough – three in Ashford and two in Tenterden.

Plans to install the five double charging points across the borough by the end of March were unveiled at a meeting of Ashford Borough Council’s Cabinet last week – despite the fact there are currently only around 50 electric cars in the whole of Kent.

Cllr Bernard Heyes, ABC portfolio holder for transportation, highways and engineering, said: “Although there are currently only a small number of owners of electric vehicles in the county, statistics suggest this will increase over the coming years so it is important for us to provide the necessary infrastructure to run, and recharge, the vehicles.”

The money to install the chargers is being provided in grant form to Kent County Council from the Department for Transport, which is keen to increase the take-up of electric cars.

Even though there are currently fewer than 50 electric vehicles registered in Kent, KCC bid for £237,000 to install 43 double charging points in the county.

Full story in this week's Kentish Express.