UK: Cornwall Council confident over electric car funding

The council’s original bid failed to get funding in the first round of the Government’s plug-in car grant scheme.

However, Councillor Julian German said that government representatives had “expressed enthusiasm for supporting a project in a rural area like Cornwall”.

He added that work had begun to ensure the council met the criteria and were successful in the next round of funds.

‘Huge issue’

According to Stephen Cirell, director of the council’s Green Cornwall programme, the government is “very excited” at the council’s proposal to develop and promote electric transport, including a network of charging points and fleets of electric vehicles.

“The government recognises that transport is a huge issue in rural areas like Cornwall,” he said.

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Source: bbc.co.uk

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