Electric Car Club Survey
Who should complete this survey?
This survey is aimed at communities who may have an interest in creating an electric car club.
We are particularly interested in hearing from Town or Parish Councils, community associations or community groups but we’re interested to hear from anyone who wants to know more about EV car clubs.

The survey has been developed by partners in the community electric car club and energy sector to identify the potential for locally based electric car clubs, which could be run on a not-for-profit basis and managed by the communities they serve.


What will the results be used for?
Car clubs in rural areas are invariably less economic compared to an urban location, which left to market forces, means that rural villages and towns may be left behind in the transition to electric transport and the costly charging infrastructure it requires. We hope that our research will support a baseline of evidence for funding to develop more local car clubs, reducing isolation and transport poverty.

The responses to this survey will help to build a picture of the need for community car clubs in rural areas.

Guidance on completing the questionnaire:
Please answer the questions as best you can and skip any questions that you can’t.
If you are responding on behalf of a Council bear in mind we are trying to get an initial opinion/ view so it is not necessary to wait for a full council meeting before responding. All information is anonymous, unless you choose to give any details for further contact.


Further resources
We will be running a number of information sessions on Monday 24th January and Wednesday 2nd February to answer any questions and provide more information on community car clubs. Please contact evcarclubsurvey@gmail.com with any enquiries.


If you would like information on EV car clubs, please scroll to the bottom of the survey, where you will find a short summary on EV car clubs and their impact.


The survey should take less than five minute to complete. Thank you for your time.


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1. Name of organisation: *
2. Name of Town/ Parish/ Community:
3. Where is your Parish, Town Council or community group located?
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5. How many houses are in your parish/town/ community?
Please give an estimation of size, if you don't know the answer to this question, move on to the next.  
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6. What is the population of the parish/town/community?
Please give an estimation of size, if you don't know the answer to this question, move on to the next.
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7. Is there a train or bus service to the village(s) within your parish/town/ community and what is the frequency?
Bus
Train
No service
Once or twice a week
Weekdays only
Weekdays and Saturdays
Daily
Multiple services a day
8. Have public transport services declined in your community over the last 5 years?
Bus
Train
Yes
No
Unsure
Not applicable
9. Is your parish/town council or a community partner organisation currently delivering community transport services for residents?
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10. If other services have filled the gap tick the relevant box/es below.
11. Do you feel that residents of your parish/town/community could benefit from additional transport options?
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12. Has your parish/town/community developed or declared any of the following?
Parish Plan
Neighbourhood Plan
Climate Emergency
Yes
No
In progress
Don't know
13. Has your parish/town/community/ environmental group undertaken any other environmental initiatives? (tick boxes and can choose more than one)
14. Would your parish/town council/ community be interested in an electric car club for the benefit of the residents it serves?
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15. Can the parish/town council/community identify people or a group of people, such as an environmental/green group who could help the parish/town/ community run the electric car club for the benefit of residents?
15b. If yes please give details below:
16. What benefits do you think an electric car club could bring to your parish/town/ community? (you can choose more than one)
17. Approximately how many elderly people and/or people with a disability live in your parish/town/community?
Please give your best estimate.
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18. Does the parish/town/community think that a volunteer driving scheme primarily targeted at elderly people and or people with a disability would be successful?
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19. What type of transport would benefit the community
Residents
Elderly residents
Disabled residents
Businesses
Electric Car
Electric Van
Electric bikes
Electric Scooters
Electric Cargo Bikes
Other
19a. If other please describe below:
20. Would the parish/town council provide an annual financial contribution towards an electric car club?
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20a. If yes or maybe, approximately how much would the town/ parish council be prepared to pay per annum?
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21. Does your parish/town/community have a building/s where the electric car club could be located? (you can tick more than one)
22. Does the building have any of the following?
Yes
No
Don't know
Off road parking
On street parking bays
SolarPV Panels
Three phase electricity supply
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23. Does your community have electric vehicle charge points currently, are you developing them or would you like them in the future?
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23b. If you would like to develop EV Charge Points in your village, how many do you think are needed and what speed?
Slow (7kw)
Fast (22kw)
Rapid (50kw)
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1
2
3
4
5
5+
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24. Would the parish/town/community be interested in a virtual meeting to find out more about developing an electric car club?
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25. Would you like to be contacted in the future regarding the development of car clubs in your area?
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If yes, please leave your contact details below. Name:
Email Address:
Telephone number:
Please leave any other comments you may have here.
Thank you for completing this survey!
EV Car Club Information
What is an EV car club?
Electric car clubs have sprung up across the UK and provide socially inclusive, low emission mobility which helps to break dependency on private car ownership. The Derwent Valley Car Club has been running an EV car club for over 8 years for more information please go to www.facebook.com/derwentvalleycarclub


What are the benefits of an electric car club?
Cheap, accessible, low carbon transport available to everyone in a community.
Each car club vehicle could remove around 20 private vehicles from our roads and save members up to £3500 per annum.
Also provides access to usable transport in rural communities where other options may be limited.
Makes sure even the most vulnerable members of your community can benefit from low carbon transport.

New Government legislation will stop the sale of new diesel or petrol cars from 2030, encouraging consumers to adopt electric vehicles to lower carbon emissions and improve air quality.  However, at the moment electric cars are expensive and not everyone can afford to own a car at all.  The high capital cost of EV’s means that parts of society will be excluded.


Practical way to reduce carbon emissions:
Transport is one of the largest contributors to CO2 emissions in the UK. In 2019, domestic transport was responsible for emitting 27% of the UK’s total emissions. Of this, the majority (91%) came from road transport vehicles, 61% of which were cars and taxis.

Reduce congestion:
The electric car market is growing quickly, with 300,000 pure-electric cars on UK roads in August 2021. However, with population increases it is likely that car ownership will grow up to 50% over the next 30 years. Meaning that although emissions will reduce congestion and journey times will increase.


GDPR Statement
Your survey data will be used in line with GDPR data protection requirements by Green Fox Community Energy Co-operative, Derwent Valley Car Club, Rural Community Energy Fund NW and will not be made available to any other body for any purpose.
Your personal data will be kept until the completion of the study only (2 years from data entry). Your survey responses will be anonymised for this research.

Please contact us should you wish to see your data or withdraw consent to hold data at any time by contacting this email: evcarclubsurvey@gmail.com

If you have any concerns please contact us, or alternatively, you can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/

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