Aberdeen leading the way on charging points for electric vehicles (Aberdeen North Liberal Democrats)

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Aberdeen leading the way on charging points for electric vehicles

September 2, 2010 5:28 PM
Originally published by Scottish Liberal Democrats

Liberal Democrat Transport spokesperson Alison McInnes has revealed that Aberdeen City Council is leading the way when it comes to charging facilities for electric vehicles.

Using Freedom of Information requests, Mrs McInnes found that Aberdeen City Council has eight facilities, Dumfries and Galloway has five, Glasgow City Council has two and West Lothian, East Ayrshire and Shetland all have one.

Commenting, Mrs McInnes said:

"Aberdeen is leading the way here, with the most charging facilities and plans for more.

"The Scottish Government has been all in favour of electric cars. They say that they're committed to a network, but our figures show that there are very few places to charge them.

"The technology for electric cars is improving and the cost of electric vehicles has dropped significantly.

"That's why it's disappointing that so few of the other local authorities not only have no charging facilities in place, but also have no plans to introduce them.

"I want to see other local authorities following Aberdeen City's lead and embracing new green technology."

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Notes to Editors:

A summary table of FOI results is attached.