Buckinghamshire Council has installed the first five publicly-accessible electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints in Wendover as part of its ongoing EV charging trial. This initiative is designed to support residents without off-street parking and forms part of the council’s wider commitment to reducing carbon emissions and improving local air quality.

The Wendover EV charging trial, launched in February 2024, initially focused on installing in-pavement cable channels to allow residents to safely charge their EVs from home. Building on the success of that pilot, the council is now expanding the trial to include on-street chargepoints, giving residents more convenient options to charge their vehicles close to home.

The project is funded by the East Bucks Community Board and the Government’s Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund, which helps local authorities deliver charging solutions for communities without driveways or garages.

The council, working with the Wendover EV Working Group – which includes local Members, Wendover Parish Council and local climate action group CLAW – has successfully delivered the first five chargepoints, with a second phase of five more planned for later in 2025. All ten chargepoints are being installed and commissioned by supplier Char.gy, following public feedback gathered through a statutory consultation.

Thomas Broom, pictured, Buckinghamshire Council’s Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Transport, said: “It’s fantastic to see publicly-accessible electric vehicle chargepoints being installed on-street across Wendover. This EV infrastructure complements the pavement channels we have already delivered and allows us to test a variety of solutions to help residents without off-street parking charge their vehicles closer to home.

“The trial will continue until February 2026. If successful, we will look at how we can roll out charging points and cable channels on a much larger scale across Buckinghamshire. This is an important step towards achieving the Government’s Net Zero target by 2050 and meeting our own climate change commitments set out in our Climate Change and Air Quality Strategy.”

As of 1 July 2025, there were 384 publicly-accessible EV chargepoints across Buckinghamshire (operated by various providers). This trial will help the council work towards its target of 1,000 publicly-accessible charging spaces by the end of 2027, as set out in its five-year EV Action Plan.

For more information on the council’s EV Action Plan, visit:

www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-transport/parking/electric-vehicles

Residents in Wendover who own an EV but do not have off-street parking can still apply to join the in-pavement EV cable channels trial. A second expression of interest is open until midday on Friday 26 September 2025. To apply or find out more, visit: www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/wendover-ipcc-trial