1. The number of electric vehicle (EV) chargers in your local authority?
2. The number of instances where an EV charger has broken/stopped working?
3. The average time taken for an EV charger to be fixed?
4. The longest time taken for an EV charger to be fixed?
5. The shortest time taken for an EV charger to be fixed?
6. The total spent on fixing broken EV chargers in each of the last five financial years?
7. The average number of EV chargers operating at any one time in your local authorities?
Response
1. The number of electric vehicle (EV) chargers in your local authority? 27
2. The number of instances where an EV charger has broken/stopped working? 544 faults logged in 2023 (includes comms issues which may rectify themselves once signal returns).
3. The average time taken for an EV charger to be fixed? Some of the information you have requested cannot be provided because Scottish Borders Council does not hold it and therefore we give notice of under 10(4)(a) of EI(S)R 2004.
4. The longest time taken for an EV charger to be fixed? Some of the information you have requested cannot be provided because Scottish Borders Council does not hold it and therefore we give notice of under 10(4)(a) of EI(S)R 2004.
5. The shortest time taken for an EV charger to be fixed? Some of the information you have requested cannot be provided because Scottish Borders Council does not hold it and therefore we give notice of under 10(4)(a) of EI(S)R 2004.
6. The total spent on fixing broken EV chargers in each of the last five financial years?
23-24: 445
22-23: 2, 338
21-22: 6, 923
20-21 and 19-20
Some of the information you have requested cannot be provided because Scottish Borders Council does not hold it and therefore we give notice of under 10(4)(a) of EI(S)R 2004. Please note maintenance contract costs and replacement unit costs are not included in these figures.
7. The average number of EV chargers operating at any one time in your local authorities? Our network had an average uptime of 83.8% in 2023.
