Rural and island communities to benefit from EV charging infrastructure funding

North-west Scotland receives £3m public EV charging boost

The Scottish government has awarded more than £3m to expand public EV charging in the north-west of the country. Led by HITRANS, the north-west Scotland EV Infrastructure Fund project is delivering the funding to the Argyll and Bute, Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles councils. It is the latest award in the Transport Scotland’s £30m EV Infrastructure Fund, announced in 2022. Since 2011, the Scottish government has provided more than £65m in publ…

Rural and island communities to benefit from EV charging infrastructure funding

TRANSPORT Scotland has announced that over £3 million has been awarded to a group of local authorities to support the delivery of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The north-west Scotland EV Infrastructure Fund project is being led by HITRANS and incorporates Argyll and Bute, Orkney, Shetland and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) councils. Since 2011, the Scottish Government has provided over £65 million in public EV chargin…