Umnyango Wezokuthutha (i-DfT) uhlinzeka ngo-£20m kuziphathimandla zasendaweni ngomzamo wokukhulisa inani lezindawo zokukhokhiswa ze-EV ezisemgwaqweni emadolobheni nasemadolobheni e-UK yonkana.
Ngokubambisana ne-Energy Saving Trust, i-DfT iyazamukela izicelo ezivela kuyo yonke imikhandlu zokuthola uxhaso lwezimali ze-On-Street Residential Charge point Scheme (ORCS) ezizoqhubeka kuze kube u-2021/22.
Selokhu lwaqalwa ngo-2017, amaphrojekthi eziphathimandla zendawo angaphezu kuka-140 ahlomule kulolu hlelo, olusekele izicelo zamaphoyinti okukhokhiswa acishe abe ngu-4,000 e-UK yonkana.
Ngokusho kukahulumeni, ukukhushulwa kwayo kwezimali kungaphinda kabili lokho, kwengeze amanye amaphuzu angama-4,000 emadolobheni nasemadolobheni kulo lonke elase-UK.
U-Nick Harvey, umphathi omkhulu wezinhlelo kwa-Energy Saving Trust, uthe, “Ukuqinisekiswa kwe-£20m yoxhaso lwe-ORCS ngo-2021/22 kuyizindaba ezinhle.Lolu xhaso lwezimali luzovumela iziphathimandla zendawo ukuthi zifake ingqalasizinda yokushaja izimoto zikagesi elula nengabizi kulabo abathembele ekupakeni emgwaqweni.Lokhu kusiza ukusekela inguquko efanelekile eya ekwandeni kokwamukelwa kokuthuthwa kwekhabhoni ephansi.”
“Ngakho-ke sikhuthaza iziphathimandla zendawo ukuthi zithole lolu xhaso njengengxenye yezinhlelo zazo zokuthuthukisa ezokuthutha nokuthuthukisa izinga lomoya wendawo.”
UNobhala wezokuThutha uGrant Shapps wengeze wathi, “Kusuka eCumbria kuya eCornwall, abashayeli ezweni lonke kufanele bahlomule ekuguqukeni kwezimoto zikagesi esikubonayo njengamanje.”
“Ngenethiwekhi yokushaja ehamba phambili emhlabeni, senza kube lula ngabantu abaningi ukuthi bashintshele ezimotweni zikagesi, sakhe izindawo ezinempilo futhi sihlanze umoya wethu njengoba sakha kabusha sibe luhlaza.”
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Jul-12-2022
