Liverpool City Council has appointed ubitricity to install a network of 300 on-street electric vehicle (EV) charge points – with the locations chosen by residents and businesses.
The additional charge points will boost the existing network of 150 charge points to 450, which will make Liverpool the third largest public charging network in the UK behind London and Coventry.
It is part of a two-part project which will see ubitricity take over the repair of Liverpool’s existing charging infrastructure and then rollout more charge points to help enable residents to make a transition to EV. The new charge points, which are installed directly into existing street lampposts, charge at a speed of up to 5kW and take just under 2 hours to install.
Liverpool’s goal is to make EV charging accessible for everyone, with a particular focus on residents who do not have access to private off-street parking and charging. The rollout is led by community requests, with the Liverpool City Council receiving over 10 requests a week for new public charge points.
Cllr Dan Barrington, Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Highways for Liverpool City Council, said:
I’m delighted we’ve begun to install this new network of EV charge points as it provides a huge boost in tackling poor air quality and reducing the city’s carbon footprint. This programme puts down a real mark of intent to provide the necessary infrastructure to help the move away from petrol and diesel powered cars. The fact that the roll-out is being led by community requests means the points are going where the demand is needed most which means they’ll be getting maximum usage. And hopefully the demand will grow meaning the need for more charging points to be installed.
Toby Butler, UK managing director of ubitricity, said
Liverpool is investing in an impressive on-street electric vehicle (EV) charging network, making the transition to EV much more accessible to their residents. In line with their plans to reach Net Zero by 2030 Liverpool is helping to lead the country in decarbonising their roads and improving air quality. By creating such a large and accessibly public network, Liverpool City Council is paving the way for the residents of Liverpool who want to switch to EV.
