NECA awards EV charging contracts

The North East Combined Authority has awarded two contracts for electric vehicle charging points. Dutch firm Fastned UK will deliver two electric vehicle ‘filling stations’, one on the Science Central site in Newcastle and the other close to Sunderland city centre. Each will feature six rapid chargers, with two at the Newcastle site having 175kW capability. The Phoenix Works will deliver six clusters of two or three rapid chargers. All the facilities are anticipated to be delivered by the autumn. They are part of the Go Ultra Low North East programme, funded by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (£1.5m), the European Regional Development Fund (£1.5m), and Newcastle University’s UK Collaboratorium for Research into Cities (£1.3m).