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Welcome to your Plug in Newsletter, keeping you?regularly updated on electric and sustainable transport news taking place across Nottingham.
 Nottingham City Council has partnered with VivaCity, the transport technology company, whose core aim is to transform cities into smarter and more efficient places to live and work, to help transform decision-making and improve journeys in the local area. ?
Across Nottingham, VivaCity is installing 219 sensors with a mix of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR), traffic monitoring and Smart Signal Control system capabilities.
These sensors use their Artificial Intelligence (AI) capability to gather accurate, detailed and anonymous data 24/7 on transport modes, traffic flow and travel times, supporting strategic decisions to help enhance the transport network and improve urban infrastructure. The new technology can identify each individual vehicle type, from heavy goods vehicles and coaches to bicycles and pedestrians. As the data is received in real-time, i.e. as it occurs, this will increase the capacity to make rapid decisions to keep traffic moving freely around Nottingham.
For more information, please click?here.
 A brand new e-scooter spot is to be added to the Queen's Drive Park and Ride to add an alternative mode of transport to and from the car park.?
The area is well connected with cycle routes which can be used to head into town or to the QMC. It will also serve as another mode of transport for QMC staff to get to their vehicles at the P&R. The cycle route from the QMC to the P&R can bee seen in the picture about. Four parking spots have reserved for e-scooter parking only which can be found next to the information centre.?
E-scooter will be able to be parked here by next week so keep an eye out on the app!
If you would like to give e-scooters a go, the app can be download here?for iPhone and here?for Android.?
 Nottingham City Council?s UK-first wireless electric taxi charging trial is wrapping up this week, with the wireless charging infrastructure being removed from Trent Street.?The space that was used for the WiCET trail will return to a normal taxi rank from Wednesday 1st February.?
The rank has seen a lot of use since the trial began four months ago at the end of September, with almost 1,000 charging events in that time.?Feedback from taxi drivers has been positive, with many appreciating the convenience and time-saving aspects of wireless charging.
Wireless charging enabled vehicles were available for loan on a free trial to licenced taxi drivers to experience the technology first-hand. The council and its project partners closely monitored how well the wireless charging worked during the trial, to give feedback and learnings to Government to help shape future regulation and delivery of wireless charging projects.?
For more information on WiCET, please click here.
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