Lee Williamson, owner of used car dealer LW Motors in Bridlington, believed that the scheme would be a “complete waste of money.”
He said: “We hate electric cars, we don’t sell them, they’re not fit for purpose. You can’t go on any long journeys with them.
“If I have to start selling electric cars, I’ll retire first.”
However, Michelle Smith, office manager at East Riding Energy Ltd, a renewable energy contractor which installs EV chargers, said: “There’s definitely a need for them.
“We fit quite a lot of EV chargers to be honest, more at people’s houses.
“If people are making longer journeys, it’s going to help with that.
“It’s a case of having to get used to them.”
The project has been created in advance of the government-funded Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) programme, which will see a further rollout of EV charging points in the area.
The LEVI programme, which ERYC said was anticipated to start before the end of the year, will focus on delivering charging points to on-street residential areas where there is limited or no available off-street parking.
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