Entirely independent of government, the National Trust looks after more than 250,000 hectares of countryside, 780 miles of coastline and 500 historic properties, gardens, and nature reserves.
Over the next three years, Raw will work closely with the National Trust to develop and install EV charging at suitable sites across the Trust’s portfolio in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, ensuring the location and design sympathetically integrates the infrastructure into its environment.
Raw will invest up to £12m in the rollout as it continues to support the demand for destination charging. Each location will be equipped with several charging bays. The layout of the EV charging bays at all sites has been designed to improve accessibility for all drivers and passengers.
Most chargers will be AC destination chargers allowing visitors to charge for half a day or more spent enjoying National Trust’s estates, houses, and gardens. However, DC rapid charging hubs will be made available at a small number of locations where the visit time is shorter than standard, or if the location is convenient for drivers to charge during a short break from longer journeys.
“Installing EV charging points across our nationwide portfolio of places will help build the infrastructure needed to support the transition away from petrol and diesel and support us to fulfil our charitable purpose of caring for special places for everyone, for ever,” said Edward Wood, head of facilities management at the National Trust.
