Vehicles & Transportation

Northumberland to add 36 public EV charge points across 26 locations

The council-backed plan will place most of the new chargers on council land and use external transport funding for a rollout running to 2029.

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Tomas Lindgren
Passenger Vehicle Analyst
November 11, 2026
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Concept illustration of public EV charging posts beside low stone walls and coastal hills, representing the planned expansion of Northumberland’s public charging network.
A concept illustration shows public EV charging posts at a rural roadside pull-off, with low stone walls, coastal hills and the sea in the background.

Northumberland County Council has passed a motion to add 36 public electric vehicle charging points at 26 locations, expanding the council’s existing charging network. The county in northeast England borders Scotland and is known for Hadrian’s Wall and Northumberland National Park.

Most of the new infrastructure will be built on council-owned land. Under the plan, 78% of the charge points will be installed there, while the remaining chargers will be placed on land owned by third parties under licensing agreements.

The installation is being financed with just over £1 million in external funding from the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement. Revenue generated by the chargers will be used to meet their running costs, management and maintenance. The external funding will support the rollout of the charge points until 2029.

An in-house EV team at the council will install and maintain the equipment. Cllr Richard Wearmouth, the cabinet member with responsibility for transport, welcomed the additional investment in EV charging provision. He said the county has one of the largest road networks in the country and that the facilities are needed to help people get around.

The charge-point expansion follows the entry into service of 14 BYD BD11 battery-electric buses in the region a few months ago.

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Tomas Lindgren

Tomas Lindgren is a passenger vehicle analyst covering sedans, SUVs, MPVs, and electric passenger cars, with stable attention to cabin packaging, energy use, and residual value. He separates manufacturer dimensions and certified consumption figures from measured real-world range, charging stops, and load conditions, always naming the vehicle class and test cycle behind each number. His work supports vehicle application engineers, dealership purchasing managers, and fleet analysts comparing seat and luggage space, operating cost, and resale expectations before committing to a passenger car specification.