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Feb 2022
Last Updated: 04/02/2022
Harrogate council awards £280,000 electric vehicle contract to London firm
Connected Kerb has been appointed to oversee the installation of 34 electric vehicle charging points in Harrogate, Ripon, Knaresborough, Pateley Bridge and Masham.
Charging an electric car. Photo: Karlis Dambrans/Flickr
A London company has been awarded a £280,000 contract to install 34 electric vehicle charging points across the Harrogate district.
Connected Kerb, which installs charging points across the country, has been appointed to oversee the project.
The company has already overseen electric vehicle charging point projects in Kent and Swindon.
Harrogate Borough Council has commissioned the company on a contract due to start this month.
The company will be tasked with installing, maintaining and managing charging points at:
- Victoria Multi-Storey Car Park, Harrogate
- Hornbeam Park Car Park, Harrogate
- Civic Centre Car Park, Harrogate
- Claro Depot, Harrogate
- Ripon Cathedral Car Park
- Masham Market Place
- Knaresborough, Chapel Street Car Park
- Pateley Bridge Southlands Car Park
Cllr Phil Ireland, Harrogate Borough Council's cabinet member for carbon reduction and sustainability, said previously:
"The Harrogate district has seen a rapid uptake in the purchase of electric vehicles, outstripping all other districts in North Yorkshire.
"If we are to achieve our ambition of net-zero by 2038 it is important we support those residents that have the ability to purchase electric cars, while also encouraging more cycling and walking.
"These new charging points will support the uptake in electric vehicles for both our residents and our visitor economy.”
Read more:
- Harrogate council staff could be offered electric cars
- Locations of 34 electric vehicle charge points revealed
- Harrogate businesses go electric as number of cars licensed doubles
The contract is due to end in January 2027, however a council report published last month recommending the contractor be appointed said this could be extended.
The move comes as the council aims to get 10,000 electric vehicles on the districts’ roads by 2023.
To help hit this target, the authority plans to install charge points at several council-owned locations to encourage motorists to make the switch ahead of the government’s ban on the sale of petrol, diesel and hybrid cars in 2030.
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