EV Charge Points
Electric Vehicle Charging Points
Introduction
The council is developing electric vehicle charging sites across the Borough in partnership with Nottingham City Council and the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles. This is part of the Council’s commitment to being carbon neutral by 2030. Energy and Climate Change - Rushcliffe Borough Council
There are 2 types of chargers available across the borough - rapid or fast chargers. Rapid chargers only charge one electric vehicle (EV) at a time (47kW AC/50kW DC) delivering up to 80% capacity in 25-40 minutes. Instructions on how to use a rapid charger can be found in this bp Pulse Youtube video. These chargers have an emergency stop button which should only be used in an emergency situation, for example, there are exposed cables or the unit has smoke coming out of it. In all other circumstances the bp Pulse helpline should be contacted on 0330 016 5126. This number can also be found next to the display on the charging units.
Fast chargers (7kW) are intended for low level top-ups during the day and are available for residents to use overnight. One or two EVs can charge at the same time; if two EVs are plugged in it splits the charge across the two vehicles. Instructions on how to use a fast charger can be found in this bp Pulse YouTube video.
Fast chargers have been funded by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles.
Information on different plug types
The Council’s rapid and fast chargers provide these plugs:
Rapid chargers
| CHAdeMO | CSS - Combined Charging System |
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Fast Chargers
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Information on different networks and payment methods
The D2N2 and Charge Your Car (CYC) networks are migrating to the bp Pulse charging network from 27 September. This will mean that D2N2 or CYC RIFD card, fob and app will no longer work at the electric vehicle charge points at:
- Bunny Lane car park in Keyworth
- Health Centre car park in Radcliffe on Trent
- Shopping Precinct car park in Cotgrave
- Rushcliffe Arena car park in West Bridgford
- Gamston Community Centre
- Bingham Arena on Chapel Lane in Bingham
- Rushcliffe Country Park in Ruddington
- Gresham Sports Park in West Bridgford
Customers will need to either sign up to the bp Pulse network or use guest payment to access these chargers. Further details about the bp Pulse network and the schedule of updates can be found on the bp Pulse website.
Rapid Chargers
bp Pulse network
RFID card, App users and website users
Members - members pay a monthly bp Pulse subscription fee
£0.20 per kWh
Non-member
Registered - signed up with bp Pulse but do not pay a subscription fee
£0.20 per kw/h
Guest / contactless – no details registered with bp Pulse
£0.30 per kWh
Fast Chargers
bp Pulse network
RFID card, App users and website users
Member – members pay a monthly bp Pulse subscription fee
£0.28 per kWh
Non-member
Registered – signed up with bp Pulse but do not pay a subscription fee
£0.33 per kWh
Guest – no details registered with bp Pulse
£0.35 per kWh