Dartmoor National Park has deployed five new electric vehicle charging points to support zero-emission journeys for tourists and local communities.

Located in three key sites across the Park, the new EV chargers will support zero emission journeys for tourists and local communities

The five new twin chargers have been installed in three key locations at Postbridge visitor centre car park, Princetown visitor centre car park and Meldon reservoir car parks.

The new EV chargers were funded by BMW UK as part of its Recharge in Nature project to increase the EV charging infrastructure in the UK national parks. To date, 33 chargers have been installed in national parks across the UK, with chargers in all 15 of the national parks set to be installed before the end of the three-year partnership.

Andrew Watson, head of recreation, access and estates, commented: “Dartmoor National Park is home to 36,000 people, alongside the millions of visitors that come to enjoy the Park every year. Working with National Parks Partnerships, BMW and PodPoint to install these new electric charging points is about ensuring we can provide choice and encourage lower emission travel options.

“We’re delighted to have these new chargers so that we can enable visitors to charge their vehicles whist taking time to visit our national park visitor centres, or explore the local area to experience all that Dartmoor National Park has to offer.”

Graham Biggs, corporate communications director, BMW UK, added: “We’re delighted that these new EV chargers have been installed in Dartmoor. It means visitors can now take their electric cars to the park with greater confidence, helping to reduce emissions and noise pollution in this beautiful landscape. It also increases the EV charging capacity of the area for those living or working in the park.”