Manchester To Go Electric

(Thursday 7 July 2011)

The argument that electric cars don't make much sense unless you live in London will weaken a little further this autumn when 300 charge points and six Pod Centres are launched in Greater Manchester.

The Pod Centres will be located at Manchester Airport, Manchester City Centre, Oldham, MediaCityUK, Stockport and the Trafford Centre, and in due course they are to be joined by a further 19. As for the charge points, Ron Stratton, Chief Executive of the Manchester Electric Car Company, expects to see "a tenfold increase" in their number "over the next few years".

Plans also include centres where drivers can hire or lease electric vehicles, join a club, go shopping, buy a coffee or pick up a domestic smart charging system which will allow them to recharge their cars at home.