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Environment
Peter A Walker

Scotland must get up to speed with charging infrastructure

With sales of all new petrol and diesel cars banned in the UK from 2030, Scottish drivers are increasingly buying into the electric alternative, but in many places the public charging network is not keeping pace with the change.

While Scotland currently has the most public electric vehicle (EV) charging points per capita outside of London - and the most rapid charge points anywhere in the UK - the rest of the country is catching up in terms of new installations.

A recent report also revealed how much of the existing infrastructure is not up to standard, with almost one in four Scottish charging points failing to work properly.

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