Scotland has entered into an exciting new chapter in the development of its public electric vehicle charging network. This is focussed on building upon the progress made over the past decade in the ChargePlace Scotland network, and moving beyond, to an approach focused on accelerating private investment in the public charging network, at scale and pace, across the length and breadth of Scotland.

The Vision will be the framework for actions by both the public sector and the private sector to work together in achieving the public charging network that’s right for Scotland and in line with a just transition to net zero.  Some of the steps needed to implement the Vision have already begun, including the launch of the new EV Infrastructure Fund that has been designed to leverage £60m of public and private investment to double the size of the public charging network to 6,000 charge points between now and 2026.    

Scotland’s public charging network comprises over 3,700 public charge points, with over 2500 of these forming the ChargePlace Scotland network.  Scotland has a higher number of public charge points per head of population than any other region of the UK outside of London. Over the coming years Scotland’s public charging network will need to continue to grow at pace to meet the needs of our future electric car and van drivers.  It will be important that charge points are available in the right number and at the right location across all areas of Scotland, meeting the needs of local communities, businesses and visitors, and to making charging a car or van as simple, accessible and hassle free as possible.