In our Local Transport Plan, we've committed to supporting more residents, visitors, and businesses to make the switch away from petrol and diesel-powered vehicles.
Reducing our use of petrol and diesel-powered vehicles can respond to the growing climate emergency, helping to improve air quality in our borough.
Find out if going electric is right for you! Choosing an electric car can help you save money.
While the initial upfront purchase of an electric vehicle or plug-in hybrid vehicle can be higher, this is usually offset by:
It’s not just money you could be saving:
To support the switch, we’ve developed an electric vehicle strategy and a policy document.
WBC Electric Vehicle Strategy Dec 2022 (warrington.gov.uk)
Installation of Electric Vehicle Charge (EVC) Points (warrington.gov.uk)
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Electric vehicles are ‘dirty’ producing as many carbon dioxide emissions as petrol or diesel vehicle.
Fact: EVs emit zero emissions on the road and the energy to power them is only getting greener.
Many suppliers now offer energy from 100% renewable sources
2
Home charging points aren’t worth the investment.
Fact: You can save money in the long run by installing a home charge point.
Coming soon to Warrington a rollout of a further 650 on-street chargers over the next 2-3 years
3
There aren’t enough public charge points.
Fact: You can find 50,000 electric vehicle charging points across the UK.
There are over 150 charging points in Warrington
4
Electric vehicles aren’t suited to long journeys.
Fact: Pure electric vehicles have an average range of 197 miles, with many models able to go further on a single charge.
68% of journeys we make yearly are under 5 miles.
5
The grid can’t support an increase in electric vehicle charging.
Fact: Estimates show if we all switched our petrol/diesel vehicles to electric overnight, we would experience only a 10% increase in demand, which fits within grid capacity.
6
Electric vehicle batteries are wasteful and can’t be recycled
Fact: Developments in battery component extraction mean processing centres can extract 98% of battery materials for recycling or reuse.
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The battery will need replacing after five years
Fact: There is no evidence to suggest their lifespans are any different from a petrol or diesel vehicle.
Most EV batteries have warranties of around 8 years (100,000 miles) but are expected to last much longer.
Locate your local chargers, availability and costs to charge your vehicle on the Zap Map website
Check live charger information on the Zap Map website
Use ZapMap EV charging tools to help calculate the costs of buying and charging an electric vehicle
Most people charge their electric vehicle at home overnight. If you have a drive way or garage the easiest way to charge up is to install a dedicated charge point, you’ll benefit from lower charge rates on your domestic tariff than using public chargers.
You can keep costs down by shopping around for the right energy tariff to meet your needs and switch to a provider who has an off peak tariff.
If you don’t have access to off-street parking then you will need to utilise at work or public chargers. We are rolling out over 650 on-street charging points over the next 2-3 years.
For most day-to-day journeys you won’t need to charge up on the move, but if you need atop-up, you’ll find them in car parks and on local streets. If you’re travelling longer distances you’ll find rapid chargers available at all major motorway service stations.
Charging an electric vehicle can take anywhere between 30 minutes to 10 hours, depending on the type of charger you are using, the size of your car’s battery, the number of miles you do between charges and how much charge you need.
We have been successful in receiving Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) LEVI Pilot funding in 2022. This project is currently underway and will be delivering:
We have also been successful in receiving LEVI Tranche 1 funding which will see further infrastructure rolled out in 2025 / 2026.
As locations become live we will add them to the our Warrington EV Charge Point map.
Need a car for a shorter period? take advantage of pay-as you-go electric vehicles for trips in and around the town. In partnership with Co Wheels, we have launched a car club, giving members the opportunity to hire an electric car on an hourly basis, seven days a week, 24 hours a day. Located in Time Square multi-storey car park and coming soon to Winwick Street.