Survey: Where you want to see Electric Vehicle charging points in Cardiff North
Anna McMorrin MP are delighted to have received a great response to the survey we launched in September to find out constituents’ views on electric vehicles.
More than 170 people replied to share their views on barriers to owning electric vehicles – including cost and availability of charging points.
We also asked about specific points where EV charging points could be located in Cardiff North and have received very useful feedback which we are passing on to the Council.
We hope this will inform future planning of EV charging points at Council-owned sites in Cardiff North.
Julie and Anna's electric vehicle survey results for Cardiff North
Do you currently own an electric vehicle?
- 33 respondents currently own an electric vehicle
- 144 do not
- Therefore only 18.75% of respondents own an electric vehicle
How likely are you to buy an electric vehicle in the next five years?
- 81 respondents are ‘very likely’ to buy an electric vehicle in the next five years
- 47 respondents are ‘likely’ to buy an electric vehicle in the next five years
- 11 respondents are ‘unlikely’ to buy an electric vehicle in the next five years
- 24 respondents are ‘neither likely or unlikely’ to buy an electric vehicle in the next five years
- 10 respondents are ‘very unlikely’ to buy an electric vehicle in the next five years
- 3 non-responses
What do you see as the main barriers to using an electric vehicle?
- 137 respondents cite charging point access. Approximately 30 respondents linked this to issues of living in accommodation that does not have a driveway e.g., terraced houses, flats. This is the biggest barrier.
- 47 respondents cited cost
- 26 respondents cited distance range between charges
- 2 respondents cited they have other preferred modes of transport
- 2 respondents cited concerns regarding the sufficiency of electricity levels in the UK
- 2 respondents stated there were no barriers for them
- 1 respondent cited changing technology
- 1 respondent cited the issue of disposing of used batteries
- 1 respondent cited accessibility issues at charging points due to mobile disability
- 1 respondent cited the issue of public charging points requiring membership or an app
- 1 respondent cited speed of vehicle
- 1 respondent cited the issue that electricity may not be green so does not offset carbon
- 1 respondent said it did not suit their lifestyle as they needed a people carrier
Would you use an electric vehicle charging point at X location?
- Penlline Road car park received the highest amount (45) of ‘definitely would’ responses, followed by Heath Park and Llanishen Leisure Centre which both received 39
- Mynachdy Community Centre and Hollybush Estate were the least popular choices for charging stations (Mynachdy had 63 ‘definitely would not’ responses whilst Hollybush received 62)
Location |
Definitely Would |
Probably Would |
Probably Would Not |
Would Not |
Llandaff North Hyb |
30 |
43 |
64 |
39 |
Llanishen Leisure Centre |
39 |
60 |
42 |
34 |
Mynachdy Community Centre |
16 |
20 |
73 |
63 |
Penlline Road Car Park (Whitchurch) |
45 |
44 |
59 |
27 |
Heath Park |
39 |
57 |
43 |
34 |
Hollybush Estate |
16 |
22 |
75 |
62 |
Where would you like to see EV charging point in Cardiff North?
General:
- Car parks
- Supermarkets
- Residential street charging
- Retail areas
- Train stations
- Petrol stations
- Dedicated charging stations
- Not blocking pavements
Where would you like to see EV charging point in Cardiff North?
Specific:
- Whitchurch Centre
- Caedelyn car park
- Coryton Asda
- Rhiwbina Halt car park
- Llanishen car park
- Cefn Onn car park
- Thornhill train station