Electric vehicle charging points
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West Park car park
Ground floor - type 2 dual socketed (fast charging) x 6
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Grosvenor Square car park
Ground floor - type 2 dual socketed (fast charging) x 6
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Bedford Place car park
Level 2 - type 2 dual socketed (fast charging) x 6
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Eastgate car park
Ground floor - type 2 dual socketed (fast charging) x 6
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Marlands car park
Level 3 - type 2 dual socketed (fast charging) x 6
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Woodley Road car park
Type 2 dual socketed (fast charging) x 2
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Victoria Road car park
Type 2 dual socketed (fast charging) x 2
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Oakbank Road car park
Type 2 dual socketed (fast charging) x 2
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The Colonnade car park
Type 2 dual socketed (fast charging) x 2
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Lances Hill
Type 2 dual socketed (fast charging) x 2
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Whites Road
Type 2 dual socketed (fast charging) x 2
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Pear Tree Gardens
Type 2 dual socketed (fast charging) x 2
Electric vehicles in Southampton
We currently have 44 electric vehicle charging points installed across the city. We are working with partners to install additional points to ensure we meet growing demand for accessible, quick and efficient charging points.
See the map above for where you can charge your electric vehicle in Southampton. Charging at all of our existing sites is free for an introductory period.
To use these charging points you will need to apply for a charge card.
We are also installing a taxi-only rapid charging point. This will be completed in summer 2019.
Keep an eye on this page to find out where more charging points are being installed.
Incentives
We are offering a variety of incentives to EV drivers in Southampton. We want to encourage the switch to low emission vehicles.
City centre season ticket parking reductions
We are currently offering a 90% discount on any city centre season ticket for electric vehicle users.
Thinking of buying a new vehicle?
If you are, let us know! We want to find out the views of current electric vehicle owners and prospective buyers to get an early indication of where charge points may need to be installed on-street. Email us on cleanairnetwork@southampton.gov.uk
For independent information about electric vehicles you can visit Next Green Car.
Why should you change to a low emission vehicle?
Vehicles in the UK are predominantly petrol or diesel powered, producing 331,000 tonnes of NOx pollutants nationwide (DEFRA, 2016). For this reason we fully support a move from combustion engine vehicles to electric ones, and are doing a number of things to encourage this transformation.
On this page you will find a list of our charging points and a list of the ongoing concessions offered to electric vehicle drivers in Southampton. Keep coming back for further updates on what we have on offer as our charge point network grows.
Benefits of switching
By switching to a zero emission capable vehicle you can save money on fuel costs, reduce harmful vehicle emissions and help clean up Southampton's air.
There are also financial benefits:
- The government offers grants for new plug-in vehicles, currently up to £3,500 for cars, £1,500 for motorcycles, £8,000 for vans and £7,500 for taxis. Find out about plug-in car grants
- Zero emission capable vehicles pay either no vehicle tax (VED) or a reduced rate depending on their CO2 emissions, vehicle list price and year of registration. Find out about tax benefits
- There is a range of tax incentives for business users
Our own fleet of smaller vehicles
By 2020, a proportion of Southampton City Council’s fleet of vehicles will be electric. This will be done by exchanging vehicles that need replacing for electric ones. We have purchased the first six, which are now in use.