New EV chargers plan for city worth £400,000

Electric vehicle charging points worth £400,000 could be coming to Dundee under new proposals.

Twenty-one new chargers could be installed at locations across the city, if contracts for SWARCO and Urban Electric are approved.

The charging points will be installed in the following locations: Granton Place, Graham Street, Haywood Place, Woodside Avenue, Dryburgh Gardens, Dock Street, Roseangle Car Park, Balgarthno Campus, Caird Park.

A price of £312,000 has been placed on the SWARCO chargers, with the Urban Electric contract being valued at £98,000.

Eighteen of the suggested chargers will be close to properties without access to offstreet parking, making it easier for those without a garage or driveway to choose green transport.

Mark Flynn, convener of the city development committee, said: “More than half of the city’s homes don’t have access to off-street parking and in the past this has been a barrier to owning and running an electric vehicle.

“By putting on-street residential charging at locations spread across three council wards we are making a start on breaking down that barrier.”

Councillors will be asked to vote on the new proposals at a meeting of the city development committee on Monday.

If approved, work on the project could begin as early as next month – with completion expected in spring.

The proposal comes just a week after the council announced plans to increase tariffs for charging electric vehicles in Dundee.

The new rates – introduced this month – mean fast chargers will cost 25p and rapid chargers 30p per kwh.