Promoting electric vehicle use
Introduction
Norfolk County Council is promoting electric vehicle (EV) use as part of our Travel Norfolk initiative and Electric Vehicle Strategy.
EVs are an alternative to internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. It's planned that ICE vehicles will no longer be on sale as new by 2030.
Current government plans call for the country to be Net Zero by 2050. The aim is to reduce carbon emissions, such as those from vehicle exhausts, to as close to zero as possible.
As a result, EV sales have seen a dramatic increase over recent years. According to the car buying website Heycar, owners registered 224,838 new Evs in the first six months of 2025 alone, that is a 34.6% increase year-on-year. In June there was a record high number of EV sales which accounted for 25% of all new car sales.
We're working with city, district and borough councils, plus parishes and businesses, to provide improved EV charging infrastructure. This is both on-street and in locations such as village halls and community centres.
Our aim is to ensure all EV users have access to suitable charging infrastructure. This will remove barriers for prospective EV owners and increase the number of EVs in use.
