As many as 100 lampposts in Kingston could be converted into car charging terminals following a public consultation on the issue.

Kingston Council (RBK) announced an action plan, which involves teaming up with the JoJu Solar company, in a statement released Monday (March 15).

RBK said it followed a number of requests from residents across the borough wanting more charging points that were accessible to them.

Click here to see where the requests were made on an interactive map of the borough.

"The new chargers will use the infrastructure of existing lamp columns and allow users to charge their electric or hybrid vehicle by plugging a standard charging cable into the column itself.

"JoJu Charging and their installation partner, FM Conway have identified suitable locations based largely on resident requests and work is underway to determine appropriate lamp columns to accommodate the charging points," a spokesperson for the council said.

"Not all lamp columns are suitable for charging points - most importantly the lamp columns have to be positioned close to the kerb to not obstruct the pavement for pedestrians.

"The aim is to have installed up to 100 lamp column charging points by Summer 2021," they added.

The announcement signals the roll out of more climate-friendly initiatives in the borough following their declaration of a climate emergency situation in June 2019.

The borough council said that the new charge points would cost 24p per kWh and will be accessible "through a variety of mobile phone apps, Near Field Communication (NFC) or by scanning a QR code on the side of the charging point".

"Notices are being displayed on the specific lamp columns to advise residents in advance of the charging points being installed," RBK said.

The plans will be helped with financing from Transport for London (TfL)'s Financial Assistance from London’s Go Ultra Low Cities Scheme, which is managed by London Councils, Transport for London and supported by the Mayor of London, on behalf of the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles.