Integrating EV car clubs and low-carbon housing for greener neighbourhoods across the city

Led by the Newcastle City Council, PI: Richard Kotter, Co-I: Xuewu Dai, Local Goverment Association(LGA) NZIP, Jan-June 2022

This is a Local Goverment Association(LGA) funded Net Zero Innovation Programme to investiate data-driven decision about how low-carbon interventions (e.g. electic car sharing scheme, car club, etc) can be rolled out across cities to achieve the Net Zero target.

Background and Motivation

Local authorities rely on data-driven approaches to understand how low-carbon interventions can be rolled out across cities to achieve the Net Zero target. Abortive effort can be spent collating and processing the wrong data or failing to build engagement and communications strategies.

Aims and Innovation

We are therefore seeking to harness the power of accurate, local-level data to inform solutions across Newcastle upon Tyne. The project aims are to uncover the ‘decision making path’ around connecting an Electric Vehicle car club to prospective (ultra) low carbon neighbourhoods (inclusive of social housing). Tailored partnerships and communications can then be used to encourage action and behaviour change amongst local communities.

Sitevist with colleagues from Newcastle City Council and Co-Wheels

Co-Wheels Car Sharing Scheme	Site Visiting (Eliswich)

NorthernGrid’s power distribution network at Elswick neighbourhood, Newcastle, and possible locations for new EV charger stationsat the Elswick Neibourghood

Satellite Map of the Elswick Neibourghood	Power Distribution Network
Location 3	Location 2

About Net Zero Innovation Programme (NZIP) by LGA

The Net Zero Innovation Programme develops partnerships of researchers and climate change officers from councils across all English regions and supports them in tackling the climate emergency. Delivered through a collaboration between the Local Government Association (LGA) and University College London (UCL), the Net Zero Innovation Programme brings together councils, universities and other stakeholders to address climate and sustainability challenges at the local level and seeks routes to achieve council’s net zero, adaptation and biodiversity commitments.