The Scottish Government has published its Draft Implementation Plan outlining how it will support the delivery of approximately 24,000 additional public electric vehicle charge points by 2030.

The draft plan sets out 15 actions to achieve the growth necessary in the public charging infrastructure in Scotland and deliver Scotland’s Vision for public EV charging.

It says delivering approximately 24,000 additional public EV charge points by 2030 will require “leadership and collective action” from a range of organisations that share responsibility for delivering public EV charging, including businesses investing in EV charging, energy network operators and Government. In doing so, we will ensure greater range confidence, supporting the Scottish Government commitment to phasing out the need for new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030.

Transport Scotland is now formally consulting before the final Vision Implementation Plan is published later in 2025.

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