Brighton secures £232,000 DfT grant to trial 193 pavement gullies for kerbside EV charging
By Eve
Brighton and Hove City Council has won £232,000 from the Department for Transport to install up to 193 pavement gullies, channels that let residents without driveways run charging cables safely from their homes to kerbside vehicles. Around two thirds of households in the city lack off street parking. Blue Badge holders will receive priority access under the Government backed Electric Vehicle Pavement Charging Grant, with Motability also involved, and taxi and private hire drivers are expected to benefit.
Why it matters
The trial addresses a major barrier to EV adoption in dense urban areas where most households have no driveway, potentially opening a new procurement route for low cost residential charging infrastructure. Councils and charge point operators will watch whether pavement gullies prove a scalable alternative to lamp post or dedicated kerbside units in terraced streets.
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- Original title
- “Brighton Launches Trial To Help Residents Charge Electric Cars From Home”
- Award on EVTenders
- BHCC JB On Street Electric Vehicle Charge Points
- Award on EVTenders
- BHCC JB On Street Electric Vehicle Charge Points
- Published
- 19 May 2026 (date approximate)
- Updated
- 22 September 2026
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- Topic
- EV Charging
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- United Kingdom
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- Brighton
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