Public rep says his Council has NI's cheapest Electric Vehicle charging

Lisburn and Castlereagh is to have the "cheapest" council charging point for electric vehicles in Northern Ireland.

Elected members agreed a rate of 40p per KWh as a "competitive" price compared to other councils with Belfast charging 48p and Derry and Armagh charging 49p. One of the five EV points will be provided for councillor use only.READ MORE: Lisburn & Castlereagh bin plans spark clash between Alliance and Council officials.

"Being used only by elected members may need to be reviewed as it could be seen as preferential treatment for members." A council officer responded: "The benchmarking for the costs has been done by looking at Lagan Valley Island as a conference centre and to be at a competitive price as a facility for business etc.

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