ON FRIDAY (October 7), the Journal visiting Denbighshire County Council's Bodelwyddan depot of electric vehicles (EVs), and charging points set up in Prestatyn and near completion in Rhyl.

The council's Bodelwyddan fleet has 28 live EVs, used by such services as highways and maintenance, waste, traffic teams, and social services.

It is also used for public transport, such as taxis for school runs, or its 16-seater, demand-responsive minibus based in Ruthin; the only one of its kind in the UK.

In Rhyl, the first EV charging park of its kind in Wales, and the second-largest in the UK (36 charger points), is expected to go live at West Kinmel Street Car Park in November.

In Prestatyn, two public charging points have been installed at Kings Avenue short stay car park, and have been operating with great success since June.

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Rhyl Journal: West Kinmel Street Car Park, Rhyl, where 36 electric charging points will go live next monthWest Kinmel Street Car Park, Rhyl, where 36 electric charging points will go live next month (Image: Newsquest)

Rhyl Journal: The current state of the new electric charging park on West Kinmel StreetThe current state of the new electric charging park on West Kinmel Street (Image: Newsquest)

Rhyl Journal: Some of the Denbighshire County Council's 28 electric vehicles at its depot in BodelwyddanSome of the Denbighshire County Council's 28 electric vehicles at its depot in Bodelwyddan (Image: Newsquest)

Rhyl Journal: Some of Denbighshire County Council's 28 electric vehicles at its depot in Bodelwyddan. Photo: DCCSome of Denbighshire County Council's 28 electric vehicles at its depot in Bodelwyddan. Photo: DCC (Image: Newsquest)

Rhyl Journal: Some of Denbighshire County Council's 28 electric vehicles at its depot in Bodelwyddan. Photo: DCCSome of Denbighshire County Council's 28 electric vehicles at its depot in Bodelwyddan. Photo: DCC (Image: Newsquest)

Rhyl Journal: A DCC "eco taxi" electric vehicle. Photo: DCCA DCC "eco taxi" electric vehicle. Photo: DCC (Image: Newsquest)

Rhyl Journal: The dashboard of a DCC 'eco taxi' electric vehicleThe dashboard of a DCC 'eco taxi' electric vehicle (Image: Newsquest)

Rhyl Journal: An electric vehicle charging point on Kings Avenue, PrestatynAn electric vehicle charging point on Kings Avenue, Prestatyn (Image: Newsquest)

Rhyl Journal: An electric vehicle charging point on Kings Avenue, PrestatynAn electric vehicle charging point on Kings Avenue, Prestatyn (Image: Newsquest)