Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
Electric Vehicle (EV) users in Carmarthenshire should be confident that they will be able to recharge their vehicles easily and quickly at convenient locations. The uptake of EVs will lead to improvements in air quality in Carmarthenshire, as well having wider benefits such as helping mitigate climate change through decarbonisation of transport.
Our Electric Vehicle Strategy has been created to provide a plan and technical evidence base that supports the transition to zero emission vehicles for Carmarthenshire’s residents, organisations, businesses, and visitors.
Our vision is to develop and promote a network of electric charging points, that provides for and encourages future growth in Electric Vehicle use, and in doing so future proofs our transport network and contributes to local and global pollution reductions.
You will find 2 types of charges on our network. Rapid chargers, One of the fastest ways to charge an electric car, direct current (DC) rapid chargers are rated at 50kW. They will typically refill an EV battery to 80% in around 40 minutes. Fast charger, A fast charger charges at speeds of between 7kW to 22kW AC. A 7kW fast charger will refill an EV battery in six to eight hours, with a 22kW connection taking three hours.
