Overview

• Bradford Council confirmed a first phase of 104 charging ports across 33 sites, with most bays located on-street.
• The district-wide plan targets up to 1,000 chargers at more than 230 locations over two years, part-funded by £282,000 secured by WYCA through the national LEVI scheme.
• Blink will install, own and operate the chargers, which will be managed through the Blink Charging app, with pricing set on a West Yorkshire-wide basis.
• Deployment will prioritize areas with limited public charging and include more accessible units for disabled drivers and those without off-street parking.
• Benzinga reported BLNK shares rose about 6% intraday following the announcement, after the company was recently named in a WYCA-backed £1.41 million regional initiative.