Published: Monday, 16th October 2023
New electric car charging points have been installed in two car parks run by the borough council.
Central Car Park in Hunstanton and St James Multi-Storey in King’s Lynn now have 50kw chargers. Up to two vehicles can be charged at a time in Hunstanton and up to six in King’s Lynn.
The electricity will be paid for by the user via an app, using a BP pulse membership card, RF ID card, credit or debit card.
Cllr Michael de Whalley, Cabinet member for Climate Change and Biodiversity, said:
“This is one of the steps the borough council is taking to help our residents towards the journey to net zero.
“Having declared a climate emergency, our organisation is looking to see how we can tackle climate change as well as how we can support residents and businesses to do the same. These new electric vehicle charging points in well-used car parks in the centre of Hunstanton and King’s Lynn will certainly help.”
These new 50kw electric vehicle chargers are in addition to the 7kW ones, which are designed for overnight charging or for extended use, that have already been introduced this year in the following borough council car parks based in Burnham Market, Hunstanton and King’s Lynn:
- Chapel Street, King’s Lynn.
- Fairstead Centre Point, King’s Lynn.
- Gaywood Library, King’s Lynn.
- Lynnsport North, King’s Lynn.
- North Street, Burnham Market.
- Valentine Road, Hunstanton.
To upgrade EV chargers in the area the borough council secured a grant of £195,000 from the government’s Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) and a further contribution of nearly £90,000 from BP Pulse, as well as its own contribution of £73,500.
Users should check local signage for restrictions as some EV charging points belong to other providers and different rules and tariffs may apply.