Charging bay firm, Elektromotive has ramped up production of the first batch of electric car charging points in order to meet demand in North East England as the region is gripped by a green motoring revolution.
The firm, Europe’s leading EV infrastructure provider, is expected to supply the first 200 of its Elektrobay recharging posts to the regional development agency One North East during August.
The agency intends to install a total of 1,300 electric car recharging points after being awarded funding from the ‘Plugged-in Places’ initiative. The funding will mean that the region will become home to the world’s largest single network of Elektrobay recharging posts by the end of 2010.
Currently Elektromotive has more than 135 of its electric car recharging units installed across London, with a further 165 in cities and shopping centres around the rest of the country.
Ian Williams, Director of Business and Industry at One North East, said: “There is a great deal of enthusiasm across the North East for electric vehicles and the work taking place here is already helping to inform major national and international decisions in this industry.
“Important vehicle trials have been taking place here, which have already shown that range anxiety is a major issue for drivers who are considering using an electric car. Therefore the comprehensive network we are developing, allowing people to charge at home, at work, in town and city centres and at our visitor attractions, will be key to showing drivers that the switch to low carbon transport is viable.”
