More than £200,000 of government funding is being used to install the chargers in the county.

The first residential electric vehicle chargers in Essex have now been installed.

The chargers, which are located on Moulsham Street in Chelmsford and Wimpole Road in Colchester, are the first of 66 for the county. Further points will be installed over the next six months.

They have been funded by £236,000 from the Government’s residential charge point scheme.

It is hoped they will help to encourage more residents to swap to an electric car. This includes those who may not have access to off-street parking.

Essex County Council submitted details of potential locations as part of its funding bid to the scheme. The council has also submitted a further bid to the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure fund. The outcome of this is expected to be confirmed shortly.

Last year, the council published its Electric Vehicle Strategy. This details its intention for what the charging network in the county should look like.

Find out more about the council's Essex Electric Vehicle Charge Point Strategy: https://www.essexhighways.org/ev-strategy