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Aug 2023
Contractor sought for £3m electric vehicle charging rollout in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire Council is set to appoint a contractor to oversee a £3 million rollout of electric vehicle charging points.
The authority intends to embark on a strategy to install hundreds of charging points across the county.
Cllr Keane Duncan, executive councillor for highways, signed off on a decision to appoint a contractor before December 2023.
In a report due before Cllr Duncan, the council said:
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The move comes as the council has predicted that 724 electric vehicle charging points will be needed across the county by 2025.
Meanwhile, 3,161 charging stations are estimated to be required by 2030.
Park View car park in Harrogate
The authority has also submitted a bid for a further £4.88 million from the governments Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure capital fund, which would help install a further 1,000 charging points.
According to the council, there are currently almost 4,000 electric vehicles registered in North Yorkshire and 225 publicly available charge points.
Cllr Greg White, executive councillor for climate change at the authority, said previously that the infrastructure is required to meet the council’s environment targets.
He said:
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