ChargePlace Scotland now has more than 1,000 publicly available EV charge points across the country according to the devolved government in Edinburgh.
ChargePlace Scotland is a national network of electric vehicle power points developed by the Scottish government through grant funding of local authorities and other organisations to install publicly available charge points.
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The organisation says it has one of the “most comprehensive” electric vehicle charging networks in Europe. The average distance between any given location to the nearest public charging point is 2.78 miles in Scotland – compared to 3.77 miles in England maintains the body.
It was announced earlier this year 800 more public charging points are planned through the Switched on Towns and Cities Challenge Fund and the Local Authority Installation Programme in Scotland.
Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity, Michael Matheson made the announcement as he visited East Ayrshire Council’s first fully electric car park in Kilmarnock. The Council has received more than GBP0.5m (US$0.6m) in 2018/19 from the Scottish Government to support the project and others.
“Charging infrastructure is critical in developing range confidence and encouraging people to make the switch to electric vehicles,” said Matheson.
“At the same time, continued development of our infrastructure sends a global message Scotland is ready for a revolution in e-mobility.
“The uptake of ultra-low emission vehicles is central to our Energy Strategy, our Climate Change Plan and our goal of making Scotland’s air quality the best in Europe.
“Scotland now benefits from over 1,000 charge points including close to two hundred 50 kilowatt rapid chargers.”
