Electric vehicles changeover : sustainable mobility

Abstract

This document is one of the twenty-four technical documents the Local Councils’ Association, with the assistance of several experts, is publishing under ‘ResidentFirst’, a multi-year project in partnership with Local Councils. ResidentFirst focuses on Sustainable Mobility, Open Spaces, Smart Cities and Green Environment, further identifying how these pillars may improve the quality of life of our residents in their respective localities. This document results from strategic research focusing on transport technologies’ social and environmental effects and how new technologies will affect social and urban development from a local context. It proposes strategies and instruments to ensure that new technologies will contribute to sustainable development and better mobility. The ResidentFirst technical documents aim to serve as an informative tool to Local Councillors and Mayors alike. They communicate the Local Councils’ position, proposals and ideas to the Government Ministries and Agencies, so as to improve collaboration and coordination. Proposed solutions take a simplified stepped approach to make the document more readable and adaptable to the various communication channels to the public. The Local Councils will invite their residents to be part of the process through further public consultation. This document is complementary to the National Policy for EV Public Infrastructure; the National Transport Strategy 2050 - which sets out the long-term vision and policy framework; and the Transport Master Plan 2025, noting the commitments, targets and specific measures relating to EV infrastructure and electromobility in relation to EU policy. This document also supports the Green Paper issued by the Ministry for the Environment, Climate Change and Planning on the use of cleaner vehicles on our roads.