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The 22kW fast chargepoints can charge two cars at the same time, resulting in 94 new EV parking bays spread across a number of council car parks in the districts.
Funded by a £300k grant from the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV), their aim is to help more people transition to EV cars over the coming years – in turn helping to cut carbon emissions and reduce air pollution.
Mid Suffolk car parks with the new chargers are:
Ipswich Street | Stowmarket |
Bury Street | Stowmarket |
Milton Road | Stowmarket |
Iliffe Way | Stowmarket |
Union Street West | Stowmarket |
Station Yard | Needham Market |
Buckshorn Lane | Eye |
Cross Street | Eye |
With the following Babergh car parks also benefitting:
Cock Inn | Lavenham |
Girling Street | Sudbury |
North Street | Sudbury |
Station Road | Sudbury |
Maiden Way | Hadleigh |
Stonehouse Road | Hadleigh |
High Street | Hadleigh |
Locations were specifically chosen to provide an off-street EV charging option for residents living nearby, who currently use on-street parking spaces.
However, they are also available for all other car park users – including visitors and tourists.
The chargepoints will be added to EV location services like Zapmap to make them as easy as possible to locate when planning a journey or visit.
The addition of these new chargers brings Babergh District Council’s total number of EV charging bays to 60.
Similarly, Mid Suffolk’s total number of EV charging bays is now 55.