Scotland plans charge points every 50 miles

Proposals in Scotland to intensify the adoption of electric vehicles will see free installation of home charging points and public charging outlets within at least every 50 miles on trunk roads.

The £2.6million scheme, which includes £750,000 from Transport Scotland, also includes charging points at leisure facilities and local authority public carparks and funding for charge points at workplaces. The scheme will also connect EV drivers with the islands through charging points at ferry terminals. There will also be a network of chargers in place in time to be used by officials and visitors to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

The Scottish Government’s new ChargePlace Scotland web pages will carry the locations of all the charging points, details of financial help to get an EV on the road and all the benefits of owning an electric vehicle.

Transport Minister Keith Brown said: “This funding looks to the future – a low carbon future with, to an electric revolution on our roads where people can charge their carbon‑neutral cars at home, drive them
to their local station and jump on an electric train to their workplace, which will also have charging points for the days they need to
take the car to work.

“Or tourists can decide to take an EV driving tour around Scotland, safe in the knowledge they are never too far from a charger. And can hop on a ferry knowing they can charge up at the other end if needed.”