Plans have been approved to install a new electric vehicle charging hub in Dundee.

The development is part of a £1.86 million award from the Office of Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) which was granted to the city last year.

Features include installing solar canopies, charging points and electrical Infrastructure at the site in Princes Street between Dens Street and Lower Princes Street.

The chargers will be available to the public, local taxi and private hire fleets, NHS vehicles and local businesses. Work on the new hub is expected to start in autumn and is scheduled to be operational by the end of this year.

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Mark Flynn, depute convener of Dundee City Council's city development committee, said: "Our use and encouragement of electric vehicles in Dundee has been something of a quiet revolution and in leading the charge we have been meeting many social and economic priorities.

"Zero and low emission vehicles reduce cost, congestion and carbon emissions as well as improving air quality and the charging hub will help us to continue our journey.

"The council's extensive use of such vehicles is encouraging other public bodies and private individuals to buy and use them as a real practical alternative to fossil fuelled cars."

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