A superfast EV charging hub is to open in Cross Hands Carmarthenshire later this month that will provide four 50kW rapid chargers and one 150kW super rapid charger.
The site, which is located off the A48, and operated by Swarco, is being funded through the Welsh Government’s Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle Fund.
It comes just weeks after Carmarthenshire County Council launched its ten-year EV Infrastructure Strategy.
The strategy sets out a vision to encourage and promote the development of infrastructure necessary to enable employees, residents, communities, visitors, businesses and other organisations to use EVs as part of their everyday routine.
This latest scheme is part of Carmarthenshire County Council’s ongoing efforts to support sustainability as it works towards becoming a net zero carbon local authority by 2030.
The council has already installed 28 fast charging points across the county with a further 15 being added by the end of March.
Cabinet Member for Carmarthenshire County Council Environment, Cllr Hazel Evans said, “We are delighted to be able to open this first of its kind in Wales superfast charging hub.
“We are also pleased to launch our Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy. We recognise the opportunities Electric Vehicles provide in supporting our decarbonisation ambitions and with the ever-increasing number of electric vehicles on our roads, we need to ensure that drivers have access to a coherent network of EV charging infrastructure across the county.
“We remain committed to supporting the development of high quality, reliable EV infrastructure to the residents, businesses and visitors of Carmarthenshire.
“This strategy supports us in these goals and helps to plan and set targets for the next 10 years.”