Revving up electric chargers

More rapid electric vehicle charging points are being proposed for Argyll and Bute as part of a project agreed between Highlands and Islands

 

Transport Partnership (HiTrans) and ScottishPower.

 

If the proposals go ahead after final approval, it would mean for two charging points for the Corran Halls car park in Oban, one for Ledaig car park in Tobermory on Mull, as well as one on the ferry slipway at Tarbert.

 

All in all, the 24 charging points across the Highlands, Western Isles, and Argyll and Bute will extend the existing Charge Place Scotland network.

 

The new rapid chargers come under a project called INTERREG VA FASTER which has received £5.6million in EU funding and support from Transport Scotland.

 

ScottishPower will supply a tried and tested product, Raption 50s with 50kW

 

charging capacity for electric vehicles to support a change to electric

 

vehicles being used in rural and isolated areas, as well as some heavily populated places.

 

The power provider will give a three-year warranty and maintenance package and a

 

one-year works guarantee with all work expected to be completed before the end of

 

October 2023.