Suffolk CC announces ‘milestone’ in EV chargepoint scheme
Backed by £5.3m from the Government’s Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund, as well as £16m from EV chargepoint operator, Believ, the council initiative aims to provide roughly 6,000 chargepoints at on-street locations and in car parks.
Refuse vehicle fire interferes with council’s waste collection services
The fire occurred last Wednesday in one of Halton Borough Council’s bin lorries and is believed to have been caused by a discarded vape or e-cigarette that was crushed.