Decision details

Purpose of Report: The Council has been awarded a sum from the Local Electric Vehicle Investment fund for Hyperhub 4. A decision is required to accept the LEVI funding offer and approve match funding for the construction of HyperHub 4 at Askham Bar

The Executive will be asked to consider the business case in order to accept the funding and invest the match funding contribution.

Resolved:  (i)      That Option 1 be approved and the LEVI funding offer of £1,243k be accepted in principle, recognising the ultimate need for the £669k match funding, and that approval be given at this stage to match fund £60k, allocated from within current transport budgets, for a phase 1 business case and feasibility study.

                  (ii)     That the results of the feasibility study be reported to a future Executive meeting and a further decision be sought on proceeding with delivery dependent on the outcome of the study.

Reason:     To continue to deliver on the public EV charging strategy to meet objectives in terms of uptake of Electric Vehicles and climate change and carbon reduction.