Electric Vehicles & Car Clubs

Electric Vehicles

Westminster has the largest on-street recharging service for electric vehicles in the UK.  There are almost 50 electric vehicle recharging bays in our Car Parks (available to Westminster Car Parks Green Card scheme members) and 16 on-street recharging points, which can be found at the following locations:

Albermarle Street (W1S), Berkley Square (W1J), Hinde Street (W1U), Southampton Street (WC2),  Spencer Street (SW1E), Sutherland Avenue (W9), Wellington Street (WC2E),  Wilton Street (SW1X)

New Recharging Points Coming Soon

Carlisle Street (W1D), Lincoln’s Inn Fields (WC2A),  Cleveland Square (W2), Lupus Street  (SW1V),  and Circus Road (NW8).

How to Register

Anyone with an electric vehicle who either lives or works in Westminster can use these recharging points once they have registered.  To register contact: mary@elektromotive.com, via telephone at 01273 704 775 or by the online contact form. 

It costs £75 a year to be a member.   All registered members receive a pack including:

1. An information booklet explaining how the recharging posts work

2. A high visibility charging cable, which must be used for recharging

3. An individually programmed key to access all recharging points

4. Access to the telephone help line for queries and issues

5. The terms and conditions of use

Contacts

If you have a general question about Westminster’s Electric Vehicle Policy, please contact us

For more information about using electric vehicles in Westminster, please click here.

Westminster Car Clubs

Westminster City Council has partnered with Zipcar to create the Westminster Car Club, offering motorists an environmentally sound and cost effective alternative to individual car ownership. The car club includes hybrid vehicles and also offers members access to the country's first all-electric car club vehicle.

Each car club vehicle introduced into local communities takes 15-20 vehicles off the road, reducing traffic congestion, carbon emissions and parking demand.  According to a 2008 survey conducted by Zipcar, drivers who use car club vehicles as an alternative to ownership ultimately spend less time behind the wheel, opting to walk, bike and use public transit more often than those who own vehicles.

There are also cost savings as well:  Zipcar members save more than £300 a month compared to the average cost of owning and operating a car in an urban environment.   For a more detailed cost comparison on using zipcar versus car ownership, including a savings calculator, click here.

Click here to find out more about the Westminster Car Club Scheme.