Published on Wednesday 01 February 2023
Councillor Mike Greene charging his electric vehicle at the new charging point in West Hill Car Park, Bournemouth
16 all new Electric Vehicle Charging Points (EVCPs) have been installed and are up and running in BCP Council public car parks across the region.
These fast EVCPs are the first of 130 new charge points due to be installed over the coming year, which will be a mix of fast and rapid chargers. These are in addition to BCP Council’s 12 existing rapid chargers, which were recently upgraded.
The 16 new charging points are spread across the following locations:
- Lake Pier car park, Rockley
- Serpentine Lane car park, Poole
- Glen Fern car park, Bournemouth
- West Hill car park, Bournemouth
- Richmond Hill Surface Car Park, Bournemouth
- Overstrand car park, Boscombe
The new EVCPs have been installed in BCP Council car parks making it easy for EV drivers to charge their vehicles whilst they visit nearby facilities such as shops, parks, restaurants and sports centres.
Joju Charging is installing and maintaining the new EVCPs which are funded and operated by their partner, Mer Charging UK.
Councillor Mike Greene, BCP Council’s portfolio holder for sustainability and transport said:
"Every new EV charging point that becomes available in our conurbation makes it easier for people to make the switch to electric vehicles. Many drivers would like to make this switch away from conventional petrol or diesel-powered vehicles and we hope that by rolling out this new charging infrastructure, it will encourage these drivers to invest in an EV."
Joju Charging’s Head of Sales, Chas Warlow said:
"We are really pleased to be making such good progress with BCP Council’s new EVCP network. This network is funded by our partner MER UK and does not cost the local taxpayers anything to install."
Users will be able to pay via the Mer app - downloadable onto smart phones as well as through various roaming partners such as Zap Pay, or in the case of rapid chargers, you can pay by a contactless bank card reader on the charger itself.
For more information on BCP Council’s network of EV Chargers: visit our web site here.