A FURTHER 40 electric car charging points are being installed in Brighton and Hove over the next few weeks.

This will take the city’s total to 200, with the council aiming to have 207 when the project is finished.

The work has been funded using £300,000 from the Office for Low Emission Vehicles and a further £100,000 investment from electric vehicle company Electric Blue, which was chosen to install, maintain and manage the charging points.

A 50 per cent discount on resident parking permits is now being offered for residents driving eligible low-emission vehicles.

The city council has also marked 18 mandatory electric vehicle parking spaces in Brighton and Hove.

Any non-electric vehicles found to be parking in these spaces could be slapped with a penalty charge notice.

And the council wants to go further in its push for more low-emission vehicles in the city.

A further four “rapid taxi charging hubs” are being proposed in Preston Park, Ashton Rise, Victoria Road and at Brighton Racecourse.