Two new electric vehicle charging stations are now available for the public to use. The two stations are located in three-hour parking spaces along the southern wall of the North Beach car park. Deputy Lindsay de Sausmarez, Member of the Committee for the Environment & Infrastructure, said: “The Integrated Transport Strategy encourages and supports the switch to electric vehicles, to help reduce the negative impact of road use on the environment. This initiative provides electric vehicle charging stations for the first time in a public car park in Guernsey – a facility that will enable more people (for example Town residents without access to domestic charging points, and people visiting the island in an EV) to use electric vehicles more easily. “The Pay As You Go system means that locals and visitors alike will be able to charge their vehicle at North Beach without needing a subscription. “We will monitor the use of the charging stations with a view to expanding the initiative into other locations if demand is sufficient.” Customers who use the charging stations will need to download the free App which allows access to the vehicle charging and payment system; details of which are available on the

The GSPCA would like to say a huge thank you to Novamotion for the wonderful donation of an electric van and to Plug-N-Go.com for the charging point and JER Electrical for fitting the electrical charging point for free. Novamotion has kindly donated a Renault Kangoo van to the GSPCA which is the first time the Shelter has had an electric vehicle which should help make savings of around £1,000 a year in fuel. The new Animal Ambulance has just been kindly logo’d by Signrite and today is the first day the vehicle is in action. Steve Byrne GSPCA Manager said “We are so grateful to Sean from Novamotion for kindly donating the GSPCA’s first ever electric van.” “The Renault Kangoo is wonderful and as an electric van is so quiet it is great to be able to hear how the animals are doing while they are being transported.” “We are always trying to reduce our carbon foot print at the GSPCA and this van will certainly help us achieve this.” “We must also say a very special thanks to Plug-n-go.com and JER Electrical who have together supplied and fitted a free charging point for us at the GSPCA.” “With over