Thirty-eight new electric vehicle charge points have been installed across the Bradford District to make charging more accessible for more people.

Bradford Council has worked with contractor Blink Charging to design and install the new chargers across 14 locations. This has been made possible by grant funding from the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles’ On-Street Residential Charge Point Scheme with some funding from the Council.

Each of the sites has two or three Alfen fast chargers, except for Cottingley Car Park on Herbert Street, Cottingley, where there is one charger.

The chargers can be used via the Blink-EB Go! App.

Electricity will cost 39p/kWh.

The new charge points expand on a growing network of charge points across this district, with the new charge points that have been installed, Bradford Council has now enabled public charging at 41 locations across the district. Further details of these and electric vehicle charging in the Bradford District can be found on the council website.

Councillor Alex Ross-Shaw, Porfolio Holder for Regeneration, Planning and Transport, said: “These new charge points are a welcome addition to our EV charging network, which now means charge points at an additional 14 locations across our district.

“If we want people to switch to electric cars, it is vital that we make charging as accessible as possible, particular for those where installing a charge point at home is not possible, either due to cost of the lack of off-street parking.”

Alex Calnan, Managing Director Blink Charging UK, said: “This substantial further investment in the region’s EV charging network demonstrates the council’s impressive ambition to deliver better living conditions for local people, businesses and visitors alike.

“We feel honoured to have been chosen to support the council in this important work and excited by the contribution the charging network will make to the air quality and health of communities throughout the area.”

The 14 new locations are:

Bute St parking bays BD2 1DH

Library Car Park, Cowgill Street, Manningham BD8 7NS

Eccleshill Rec car park, Mount Avenue BD2 2HY

Gas Street car park, Haworth BD22 8NQ

Jenny Lane car park, Baildon BD17 6RS

Killinghall car park, Bradford BD2 4SJ

Mill Lane layby, Steeton BD20 6NS

Northcliffe Park layby, Cliffe Gardens, Shipley BD18 3DB

St Pauls Church, St Pauls Road, Shipley BD18 3ER

Victoria Street car park, Bingley BD16 2NH

Wesley Place car park, Silsden BD20 0PH

Wilsden Royd House car park, Main Street, Wilsden BD15 0AS

Cottingley car park, Herbert Street, Cottingley BD16 1SF.