Further efforts are being made in the Brigg area to cater for motorists who have bought 'green' cars which use electricity as a power source.
North Lincolnshire Council led the way in 2016 with a couple of charging points in the rear car park behind Brigg's Angel building, while Tesco recently installed a short row of EV chargers in the car park of its Barnard Avenue store.
Now a scheme has been drawn up to install EIGHT vehicle charging points, with associated electrical infrastructure, at Barnetby Service Station, adjoining the A18/M180 Interchange within Elsham parish.
These bays, located in an enclosure off the forecourt, will have a canopy - offering shelter from the worst of the British weather.
North Lincolnshire Council planners are now considering the filling station's application, submitted by Hertfordshire-based Motor Fuel Group Ltd.
The council has provided some electric-powered vans for employees to use in the course of their duties.
We encountered one in the Angel car park very recently and were struck by the quiet nature of the engine as it passed by.
Vehicles powered by electricity are seen by government - national and local - as the way forward, and many members of the public are now thinking about buying such models, or cars that can run on fossil fuel (petrol/diesel) and electricity.
The demand will keep rising in years to come as technological advances allow electric-powered vehicles to travel longer distances between charges - coupled with a huge rise in the number of charging points available to them at conventional filling stations, retail parks, supermarkets, public car parks and other outlets.
PICTURED: Existing EV charging points in Brigg at the Angel car park and our Tesco store.
