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GREEN MEANS GO


CHARGING POINTS INSTALLED FOR ELECTRIC TAXIS IN BODMIN


Rapid charge points for electric taxis have been installed in Bodmin – but users will have to buy a parking ticket while using them. The Cornish Times reports that Corn- wall Council has spent £94,000 on the new facilities at Berrycoombe Road car park in Bodmin and the Flowerpot Chapel car park in Redruth, secured from the Government’s Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV) Taxi Infras- tructure Scheme. With two charging bays at each car park, the first is designated for electric


taxis only and the second bay can be used for all electric vehicles, although taxi drivers should be given priority if there is a queue. The charger in Bodmin is now com- plete and ready to use; the one in Redruth is due to be finished in the coming weeks. A rapid charger will fully charge a vehi- cle in around 30 minutes, at a cost dictated by the GeniePoint network. This is approximately £8 per charge. Users will also be expected to pay for a parking ticket for the time they are


charging their vehicle. The project supports Cornwall’s Climate Change Action Plan and its ambitious plan for Cornwall to be car- bon neutral by 2030, 20 years ahead of the 2050 national target. Cllr Martyn Alvey, portfolio holder for Environment and Climate Change at Cornwall Council, said: “We hope these new charge points will provide an incentive for more taxi firms to consid- er switching to EVs and make it easier for residents and visitors with EVs to charge up when out and about.”


TOYOTA AND DERBY CITY COUNCIL JOIN FORCES TO START GREEN TRANSPORT REVOLUTION


Derby has jumped to the front of a world queue to start a green transport revolution. The Derby Telegraph reports that Derby City Council and Toyota are join- ing forces to change the way people travel around the city using new tech- nologies, with a view to creating a greener environment. Reports state the deal delivered by Kinto UK Ltd (part of Toyota UK) could eventually see transport options such as ride-sharing cars and electric scoot- ers become available through a smartphone. The £635,000 deal will see a Mobility as a Service (MaaS) platform be trialled in Derby for at least 18 months. It would be just one of the “live lab” products set to be tested in Derby. In simple terms, MaaS is where a wide range of transport options are available to customers through a single app on a smartphone. Thousands of students at both Univer- sity of Derby and Derby College will be piloting the new service, which is expected to be launched in October.


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Should it be successful, it could be rolled-out to more people and for a longer period – says a council report. MaaS has the potential to be expanded beyond transport and could eventually include other aspects useful for visiting places including venues or events. Drivers could also use it to simply book parking spaces. The intended benefits of MaaS are to provide better information, including for active travel, encouraging easy journey integration and creating a seamless payment environment. Nigel Brien, head of traffic and trans- port at Derby City Council, speaking at a city council executive scrutiny meet- ing on Tuesday September 7, said: “This is quite an extraordinary trial. “The user of the service will see an app but behind the scenes it is more com- plicated than that, both technically and commercially. “There’s lots of talk in the transport world about Mobility as a Service. The Derby version is at the most sophisti- cated end, probably one of the most sophisticated tests certainly in Europe.


Within its scale, it is globally significant in its size. “A lot of this is a world first, cutting edge and very bespoke to the city. It will include options around public transport but also active travel. “It is basically providing information to people with mobility needs, not just in transport but outside of the transport sphere, which allows them to make decisions that people make without thinking about. “We are getting it ahead of some major capital cities around the world.” Derby City Council rubberstamped the deal at a cabinet meeting on Wednes- day, September 8. Derby City Council Deputy Leader Matthew Holmes said at Wednesday night’s cabinet meeting: “The app will quickly evolve that will have big bene- fits for the city. I cannot wait to see it go live.” The Derby Mobility as a Service restricted trial is part of the Future Transport Zone (FTZ) programme, a successful joint bid for funding to the DfT with Nottingham City Council.


OCTOBER 2021


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