The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Dundee £1.8m charge hub contract
Electric vehicle charge point firm Evolt has received the first phase of works estimated at £1.8 million from Dundee City Council to support three new charging hubs in the city.
The contract confirms Evolt, the SWARCO Group’s eMobility brand, as the dominant supplier to the Scottish market, having installed more than 1,000 charge points.
It has also been selected for the Energy Saving Trust’s national framework to deliver public and private electric vehicle (EV) charging.
As one of the Go Ultra Low Cities, Dundee is creating three new charging hubs dedicated to the charging of electric vehicles.
Each hub will be equipped with Evolt’s charging technology, including a combination of rapid and fast-charging units that can charge two EVs simultaneously to 80% battery life within 30 minutes and an hour respectively.
Each hub will have solar panels to power second-life EV and hybrid battery packs.
Storing energy for future use reduces the heavy demand placed on the power grid when EVs are charging simultaneously.
A further four rapid chargers and 14 fast chargers will be installed at additional locations outside the city centre to support existing EV users and encourage further take-up.
All of Evolt’s units will be connected to the national ChargePace Scotland network.
Dundee is the first of the eight Go Ultra Low Cities to award a contract following the announcement of £40m of Government funding earlier this year.
Evolt is working with British Gas as its installation partner.
Fraser Crichton, Dundee City Council transport manager, said: “We have worked with Evolt for the last five years on charging infrastructure within Dundee, and are delighted to continue our relationship.”
Evolt has supplied 24 of Scotland’s 32 local authorities, and general manager Justin Meyer said: “With more Evolt chargers in key locations across Dundee, we hope to see the take-up of EVs continue to increase.”