Bury Council has signed a multi-million-pound deal with Be.EV to boost the community’s EV charger network.

More than 30 new EV charging points will go live on council land in Bury

Over 30 new EV charging points will go live on council land, spread across some 20 public sites, in areas such as town centre car parks.

The project will more than double the existing network of 26 charge points, bringing improved access to charging across the community.

Council residents will also benefit from a rental income from the charge points, which will include rapids and ultra-rapids and will go live later this year.

The chargers will join the Be.EV public charging network – said to be the largest across the North West, growing fast and with a high operational reliability of 99.6%.

Councillor Alan Quinn, cabinet member for the environment, climate change and operations, said: “The council is committed to achieve carbon neutrality by 2038. Transport emissions make up a significant amount of our greenhouse gas emissions, therefore we need to make the transition to cleaner transport.

“Electric vehicles can form part of this new picture. But to help residents who want to make this switch, we need to increase the charging infrastructure so they feel confident they can recharge their vehicles easily.”

Be.EV is Transport for Greater Manchester’s preferred charging partner and its chargers will already be a familiar sight for EV drivers in Bury and around GM.

Asif Ghafoor, CEO and co-founder of Be.EV, said: “Bury Council is a great example of a progressive local authority – helping to accelerate the UK’s EV transition. They are playing a vital role in supporting the early uptake of EVs in their borough by scaling the charging network to make electric cars accessible for all.

“The new deal will help us further expand our reliable network of EV chargers to Bury residents, and we want other councils to sit up and take notice of this gold standard development.”