Central Bedfordshire to see boost in electric vehicle chargepoints for residents
Date Added: 29/09/2022
We have secured £360,000 in funding from the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) to install 48 new electric vehicle charge points at 12 locations across Central Bedfordshire.
This project will specifically target neighbourhoods where the ability able to charge electric vehicles is challenging due to a lack of off-street parking and limited opportunities for home charging.
We're working with BP Pulse, our chargepoint provider on replacing and upgrading existing charge points in our car parks, and assessing sites suitable for rapid chargepoints.
Installations are programmed to take place in October and November in the following locations:
• The Baulk Car Park, Biggleswade
• Priory Gardens Church Square Car Park, Dunstable
• Village Hall Car Park, Gravenhurst
• Park Pavilion Car Park, Henlow
• Tithe Farm Recreation Ground Car Park, Houghton Regis
• Linslade Memorial Playing Fields Car Park, Leighton Buzzard
• Baker Street Car Park, Leighton Buzzard
• The Brache Parking Bays, Maulden
• Market Square Parking Bays, Potton
• STMA Hall Car Park, Shefford
• Memorial Hall Car Park, Stotfold
• Brook Street Car Park, Stotfold
We plan to bid again for grant funding to install more charge points in the autumn and into 2023 as part of a long-term commitment to supporting the Central Bedfordshire area to move towards net-zero carbon emissions.
Find out more here.