Scottish Government funding to create EV charging points in rural and island communities

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Scottish Government funding to help install charging points in remote and rural parts of Scotland will ensure “no one is left behind” in the move to electric vehicles (EVs), transport secretary Fiona Hyslop has insisted.

Hyslop confirmed £4.5m is being made available to enhance public charging points in “under-served” areas of the country.

The cash, from the Rural and Island Infrastructure Fund, will contribute towards meeting the target of having 24,000 additional public charging points by 2030, the government said.

Under the scheme, money will be made available to rural and island businesses, landowners and charge point operators to help them with the costs of installation.

The funding was announced as Hyslop said Scotland had already made “incredible progress in growing the public charging network in Scotland”.

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Hyslop confirmed £4.5m is being made available to enhance public charging points in “under-served” areas of the country.

The cash, from the Rural and Island Infrastructure Fund, will contribute towards meeting the target of having 24,000 additional public charging points by 2030, the government said.

Under the scheme, money will be made available to rural and island businesses, landowners and charge point operators to help them with the costs of installation.

The funding was announced as Hyslop said Scotland had already made “incredible progress in growing the public charging network in Scotland”.