About our chargers
As well as offering significant environmental benefits - less air pollution, less noise, lower CO2 emissions - electric vehicles can save you money. To support you in making the switch to electric power, East Lothian Council provides a reliable network of around 400 chargers including:
- High-power Journey chargers (>50kW) located just off the A1 at Wallyford Journey Hub, suitable for cars with trailers (including caravans) and vehicles up to 12m long
- Journey chargers (43-50kW) in all of our larger towns, for quick top-ups when needed
- Destination chargers in towns and at community centres providing unrestricted overnight parking and up to four hours during the day, for affordable charging close to home
- On-street bollard-style chargers with no associated parking bays - the space can be occupied by any vehicle, whether or not it's electric. These are being installed in areas where properties tend not to have driveways
- multiple chargers with all-day unrestricted parking in long-stay car parks
- workplace chargers for council staff and visitors at many buildings
- chargers for our own pool vehicles and works vans as we increasingly electrify our fleet
Where to find chargers in East Lothian
Our public chargers are connected to a variety of charging networks. Each network maintains a map of all their chargepoints either online or within their own App. The image below shows the distribution of chargers owned by East Lothian Council, and you can find a list of them here. Please note that privately-owned chargers (such as those in supermarket car parks) are not listed.
Chargers operated by East Lothian Council
More and more businesses (e.g. supermarkets, hotels, fuel stations and private developers) are providing charging options for their customers. An overview of almost every charging option in East Lothian is available at ZapMap or Plugshare.
We also require new developments to provide chargers for residents. Click here to see our overview of what's being set up on new housing and business sites in East Lothian.
Suggestions for new chargers
Would you like a charger in your area? We welcome suggestions, particularly from potential EV owners without off-street parking (and therefore without the ability to charge at home).
Chargepoint statistics
We publish our chargepoint usage statistics periodically, and they can be downloaded in an Excel spreadsheet from this link:
More up to date data from all CPS networked devices is available here (including both ELC and third-party chargers).