In response to a question that Liberal Democrat Councillor Gary Busuttil asked at the budget meeting on March 1st, the Labour Portfolio holder responsible for expanding electric vehicle charging points (EVCPs) admitted that Ealing Council has only 299 electric charging points for cars currently and expects only 66 by the middle of next year.

Councillor Gary Busuttil said: "For a borough the size of Ealing (the third most populous Borough in London), this is a derisory amount given the demand from residents to switch to electric vehicles. I asked a supplementary question on whether the council will allow over pavement car charging, like some other Councils, provided the appropriate safety equipment is used, and I got a waffled answer.

Liberal Democrats would allow over the pavement charging so more residents can charge their vehicles and expand the network of charging points across Ealing."