Community groups and information
EV Charging
Six chargers are located outside Hanley Castle school in Church End. Two further EV chargers are sited in the new car park of the Albion Lodge retirement home and Albion Meadows in Roberts End, Hanley Swan. Both sites offer public charging facilities.
You don’t have to have any link with the establishments to charge your vehicle using their facilities. The user pays for the electricity used via a smart phone app or by linking to the EV supplier’s website, again via smartphone. These facilities are not rapid charge facilities, which are more often found at fuelling stations and motorway services.
Bring your own charging cable. This ensures you can rely on the cable working.
If you plan to use the chargers only occasionally, just scan the QR code on the chargers which will take you to their website. Enter your debit/credit card details and then you can charge your vehicle. If you plan to use the charger more regularly, download the app first, create an account and link your bank details. This will allow you to track usage etc.
How quickly you can charge your EV will depend on the size of your battery. A plug-in hybrid will therefore charge faster.
Albion Lodge: 2 Charge Assist EV chargers. They are 7 kw chargers. These are available for public use at any time. You can leave your vehicle to charge (subject to availability). The public charging rate is available on the charge assist network.
Hanley Castle High School: Monta/ ROLECEV: 6 x 7.4kWh chargers are available for public use Mon-Thurs 4pm – 7am then from 4pm on a Friday straight through to 7am on the Monday. The public rate is currently 47p Kw/h.