Welsh tourist hot spot Carmarthenshire has invested £1m in rolling out an extensive network of electric vehicle charging points across the county in a bid to ensure the sustainability of the tourism sector.

Credit: Discover Carmarthenshire

There are now 130 charging stations throughout Carmarthenshire, which run across key rural routes used by visitors exploring the county – 43 of those are rapid charging points; more than any other rural Welsh county has available and helping ensure drivers are back on the roads faster.

The county has already overdelivered on the Welsh Government’s target of introducing an EV charging point every 20 miles across the nation, with the county having one charging point for every seven miles.

Due to the draw it has for tourists, the local authority has embedded net zero objectives within the tourism strategy, and considers electric vehicle infrastructure key to encouraging environmentally conscious travel.

Councillor Hazel Evans, Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Leisure and Tourism, said: “As a county with some of the most spectacular rural road routes in the country, beloved by the many millions of people who visit each year, we wanted to ensure that we have the EV infrastructure to deliver on the ever-increasing number of electric vehicles on our roads and to remedy the charge-anxiety that many EV owners are reporting.

“With a charging point available on average every seven miles across the county, visitors will be able to happily explore our iconic landmarks, including Carreg Cennen, Llyn y Fan Fach and the beach renowned for its land speed record history, Pendine, without the fear of low charge affecting their trip.”

A full map of the EV charging stations across Carmarthenshire is available here.