Place Scrutiny	25^th November 2025
Report of the Director of City Development

Electric Vehicle Strategy

Summary

1.    The presentation included in Annex A is to be made to scrutiny members for discussion on the key proposed elements of a 2026-2030 Electric Vehicle Strategy for York.

Background

2.    The Council’s current Public Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy (2020-2025) expires this year. Work has been undertaken in partnership with the Energy Saving Trust to build upon this existing strategy and further develop electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the city.

Consultation

3.    Consultation has been undertaken with a range of officers from across the council to develop the principles outlined in the annexed presentation.

Options      

4. There are no options in this report; the presentation is to inform discussion at the meeting of Place Scrutiny.

Analysis

5. There are no options to analyse in this report.

Council Plan

6. Climate: Increasing the proportion of car, van and light goods vehicle journeys undertaken by electric powered vehicles will enable reduction in emissions and will contribute to enhancing our environment for future generations to enjoy.

10.    Implications

· Financial There are no implications associated with this report.

· Human Resources (HR) There are no implications associated with this report.

· Equalities There are no implications associated with this report.

· Legal There are no implications associated with this report.

· Crime and Disorder There are no implications associated with this report.

· Information Technology (IT) There are no implications associated with this report.

· Property There are no implications associated with this report.

· Other There are no implications associated with this report.

Risk Management

11.  No risks have been identified at this stage of work.

        Recommendations

12.  That the committee considers and comments on the key proposed elements of a 2026-2030 Electric Vehicle Strategy for York and determines whether any further scrutiny activity is required.

Contact Details

Author:	Chief Officer Responsible for the report:
Tom Horner Head of Transport Policy and Travel Behaviour Highways and Transport	Garry Taylor Director of City Development
	Report Approved	x	Date	19/11/2025
	Tom Horner Head of Transport Policy and Travel Behaviour
	Report Approved	x	Date	19/11/2025
Specialist Implications Officer(s) n/a .
Wards Affected:					All	tick
For further information please contact the author of the report

Background Papers:

City of York Council Public EV Charging Strategy 2020-2025[1]

Annexes

Annex A: Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy 2026-2030 Presentation

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[1] EV Charging Strategy