Craven District Council has installed its first charging points for electric vehicles, in the High Street car park in Skipton.
The two 50kW chargers have been installed by the council and Engenie as a pilot project, and are powered by 100% renewable energy.
The council says they will deliver 80 miles of charge in around 30 minutes, depending on the car and battery. They are compatible with all electric vehicles on the road, with two rapid (DC) connectors and a slower connection (AC) socket on the side for those wishing to stay a bit longer at the car park.
Payment is made using contactless bank cards and don't require any membership or account. There is a maximum stay of an hour for people using the charger - and you don't need to purchase a car parking ticket for the time spent using the charger.
Craven District Council’s lead member for Greener Craven, Councillor Carl Lis, said: “We know there is a growing need for electric vehicle charging points as this mode of transport is becoming more popular and demand is likely to increase in the future.
“I’m delighted that in partnership with Engenie we have been able to install these charging points in the Council’s High Street car park as part of our Climate Change Strategy.”
Engenie’s CEO, Ian Johnston, said, “Engenie are delighted to be providing Craven District Council’s residents, businesses and visitors with user-friendly rapid chargepoints to keep them on the go. We congratulate the Council on taking this positive action following their declaration of a climate emergency last year.
“By enabling low-emission vehicles, these two new chargers will avoid over 3.5 tonnes of CO2 from entering the atmosphere (equivalent to planting over twenty thousand trees!) and contribute to cleaner air locally by avoiding 2.7 tonnes of polluting NO2.”
Engenie are covering the cost of supply and installation of the charging points and infrastructure, around £70,000. The Council will receive a profit share of 15 per cent.
The charging points are located in bays opposite the toilets. Two new disabled bays have been created to make up for the loss of the two bays for the charging points.
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