London residents to benefit from free electric car club

Residents in Hammersmith & Fulham (H&F) are set to be able to drive electric cars for free in a bid to become “the greenest borough in the country”.

This is after the H&F council leader, councillor Stephen Cowan, negotiated residents a year’s free membership with the new electric car club, Bluecity.

Bluecity is an electric car club, where you can pick up a car from any local charging point.

H&F already has a network of 85 on-street electric vehicle charging points, including in residential streets, which is expected to grow to 150 by Summer 2017.

Car club members can use any of these charging points.

Bluecity will launch during a special ‘eco fair’ in Lyric Square, Hammersmith, on Wednesday 26 April, from 11am.

The event will include a celebration of all the great environmental work done so far as well as showcasing future green schemes.

Cowan said: “We want to become the greenest borough in the country and Bluecity is a major boost to this ambition by making electric cars accessible and affordable to residents.,

“We worked hard to negotiate this offer and hope many residents take it up.

“We’d also love to see people come down to our eco fair and find out about the great work that’s been done to help encourage and protect wildlife and green spaces in H&F.”