North Lincolnshire Council has partnered with Ubitricity to deliver a network of 35 on-street electric vehicle charge points across the region.

Installation is planned in residential communities where the majority of residents park on the street

The infrastructure will include bollard and street lamppost chargers, which will charge at a speed of up to 5kW.

Roll-out is planned for residential communities where the majority of residents park on the street, allowing residents without driveways to make the switch to hybrid and electric vehicles. The council has asked residents to suggest charge point installation locations via an online form here.

Cllr Rob Waltham, leader of North Lincolnshire Council, said: “We are excited to implement this government-led initiative and enable easy access to charge points for residents. These new chargers will be installed where off-street parking is not available and will use the power supply from streetlights – now we need to know where residents would like to see them installed.”

The chargers will support the council’s 2022 pledge to become carbon neutral by 2030. In 2023, it unveiled its A Greener Future environmental programme, which laid out a roadmap to tackle its carbon footprint, including through increased EV adoption as well as developing the city’s cycling and walking infrastructure.

Toby Butler, UK managing director of Ubitricity, said: “The momentum of EV infrastructure deployments across the UK continues to build, with more and more councils and local authorities helping residents to make the shift to greener modes of transport. We’re delighted to have added North Lincolnshire Council to our growing list of council partners, paving the way for residents who want to switch to EV.”