EV CHARGING POINTS INSTALLED AT BOLTON ROAD SHOPS

Two electric vehicle charging points have been installed at the convenience parade in Bolton Road, Bradford, national commercial property and investment company LCP has announced.

The InstaVolt rapid 120kWh+ chargers are in the main car park of the Eccleshill parade as part of its comprehensive programme to install a further 307 charging stations in 80 at its larger retail parades and centres by October 2022. So far this year, LCP has installed 61 charging points at 27 sites nationwide.

Simon Eatough, Director for Landlord & Tenant at LCP, said: "We are keen to play our part in helping to grow the UK's infrastructure of rapid EV chargers in public areas and are pleased that InstaVolt has agreed to site a point at Bolton Road, which will be available 24 hours a day."

Any electric vehicle that is DC compliant can use an InstaVolt charging point and all have CHAdeMO and CCS2 connectors.

InstaVolt chargers cost £0.57 per kWh and there is no connection fee or monthly membership fee.

This year, InstaVolt was named the UK’s best public charging network by Zap-Map for the fourth consecutive year and was awarded the EVIE Private Sector Infrastructure Strategy of the Year award for the second year in a row.

Bolton Road convenience parade comprises six retail units, with the principal tenants being Co-Op Food Stores, William Hill and Domino's Pizza.