An electric car charger in North Berwick was the most used in East Lothian over the space of a year, figures have revealed.
The county's huge network of nearly 100 public chargers means the area has one of the highest levels of electric chargers in Scotland, and the points brought in revenue of just over £14,500 over a three month period between April and June last year.
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The most used charger was in Imperial car park, North Berwick, where one of two chargers was used 251 times.
Over 12 months the two chargers in the car park clocked up more than 1400 visits between them, with one recording a total of 815 visits.
In comparison, an electric charger in Seggarsdean Court, Haddington - one of three public chargers on the street - was the least popular, being used just twice in a year with a total of 11 visits shared between all three of them.
Rapid chargers made the most money for the council, with higher charges per kWh imposed for their use.
A rapid charger at Musselburgh brought in £1,002 in just three months between April and June last year from fewer than 200 uses.
The council recorded having 16 rapid chargers in use in its latest figures which cover the first financial quarter of the year from April 1 to the end of June.
And it had 17 chargers, both rapid and longer use, at Wallyford Park and Choose site which were used 469 times over the three month period.
Last year the local authority won a Special Recognition Award at the EVIEs 2021 (Electric Vehicle Innovation and Excellence Awards) in Bristol for its work to " install a comprehensive network of on-street chargers close to where they are needed" as well as town centre chargers and its Wallyford hub.
Council leader Norman Hampshire, spokesperson for the environment, said: "The need for positive action to tackle Climate Change and contribute towards reducing our carbon footprints has never been more important.
"East Lothian Council has been successful in securing external funding to expand the EV charging infrastructure across the county providing both residents and visitors with opportunities to use electric vehicles as readily as petrol or diesel engine vehicles."
