Central Bedfordshire Council has successfully secured £360,000 in funding from the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) under the On-street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS) .
This will contribute toward the installation of 48 new electric vehicle charge points with 98 charging bays at 12 locations across Central Bedfordshire, with a number of North East Bedfordshire. The project is further supported with a funding contribution from our chargepoint operator BP Pulse.
This project will specifically target neighbourhoods where the ability able to charge electric vehicles is challenging due to lack of off-street parking and limited opportunities for home charging.
Installations are programmed to take place in October and November.
The approved sites covered within the ORCS funding award are:
- 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
