Electric vehicle chargers - Freedom of information requests
Title or Description
Electric vehicle chargers
FOI Number
2024354
Date Received
22/03/2024
Type of Request
EIR
Request or Question
How many electric vehicle chargers have been installed in your council area, including on streets, motorways and car parks?
If you could provide a breakdown over the past 5 years (preferably calendar year).
How many broken chargers have had to be fixed over the last 5 years and what has been the cost of this?
If you could provide a breakdown over the past 5 years (preferably calendar year).
How many electric vehicle chargers do you plan to install in 2024?
How many electric vehicle chargers do you plan to install in 2025? (If applicable)
Response
Please note all of the below answers relate to public facing EV Chargers.
How many electric vehicle chargers have been installed in your council area, including on streets, motorways and car parks?
How many broken chargers have had to be fixed over the last 5 years and what has been the cost of this?
Year Number of faults Cost of Repairs
23-24 503 445
22-23 604 2,338
21-22 772 6,923
20-21 Info not held Info not held
19-20 Info not held Info not held
Please note:
* Number of faults is the faults logged on the CPS back office (includes comms issues which may rectify themselves once signal returns).
* Maintenance contract costs, the works covered by these contracts and replacement unit costs are not included in these figures.
How many electric vehicle chargers do you plan to install in 2024? There is currently a EV expansion plan feasibility study under way which will determine the plan going forward across the region for Scottish Borders Council.
How many electric vehicle chargers do you plan to install in 2025? There is currently a EV expansion plan feasibility study under way which will determine the plan going forward across the region for Scottish Borders Council.
