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Glasgow looks for operator for 3,000 new electric charge points

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Glasgow is looking for an operator for than 3,000 new electric vehicle charging points will be installed across the area.

The Glasgow City Region – a partnership of eight local councils – had launched a procurement process for a private firm to deliver the scheme.

They will also take over 600 existing charge points, with the cost met by private sector investment and £3.6m of Transport Scotland funding.

The eight local councils involved are East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire Council.

The Glasgow City Region said the contract was the biggest in Scotland and one of the largest ever offered in the UK.

The 20-year contract to be awarded toward the end of next year.

Susan Aitken, Glasgow City Region cabinet chair and leader of Glasgow City Council said it would help make electric vehicles more accessible to thousands of residents without driveways.

Cabinet Secretary for Transport Fiona Hyslop said: “This truly collaborative approach directly contributes to our ambition to phase out the need for new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030.”


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