Connected Kerb is working with South Tyneside Council to upgrade and expand EV charging infrastructure across the borough, with the installation of up to 2,000 new charging points planned in the next 20 years.
The roll out will see new chargers installed at 20 locations over the first two years, across key residential, commercial and retail locations.
Since work started in July 2024, new chargers have been installed in five car parks so far, providing an additional 22 sockets.
Rapid charging points will also be upgraded and adopted on to the Connected Kerb network across 14 locations, providing 15 sockets of 50kW power.
Work continues to upgrade existing sites, with chargers set to be replaced at a further 33 locations to provide about 100 sockets by the end of summer 2025.
The Council previously had 59 EV charging points across the borough. The programme of work involves replacing old legacy charge points with Connected Kerb’s on-street chargers as well as installing the new charging points.
Connected Kerb will be responsible for the management, maintenance and operation of the new charging points.
The projects are being funded by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles as well as Connected Kerb.
Councillor Tracey Dixon, Leader of South Tyneside Council, said, “Seeing the existing network of chargers being upgraded and even more public charging points being made available is great, especially for those residents who are unable to charge their vehicles at home or visitors from out of the area.
“By providing the necessary infrastructure for an efficient and reliable network, we hope that residents will have the confidence to make the switch to electric.”
