In positive news, along with our partners at the Scottish Rural and Islands Transport Community (SRITC) and the Scottish Futures Trust, we have been made aware that Transport Scotland is preparing to make grants for EV chargers available for rural and island communities.
Working with our Partners VoltShare, alongside SRITC, we want to demonstrate the demand for such grants to Transport Scotland and the Energy Saving Trust, which will likely be administering grant funding.
There is a strong possibility that grants could be made available to self-catering businesses to fully or partially cover the cost of installing EV chargers. To help make the case for this, we are gathering a list of interested businesses to showcase the level of demand.
With your support, we believe we can highlight the vital role tourism and hospitality plays in developing a comprehensive EV charging network in Scotland, including:
If you’d like to register your business in support of the Fund, please follow this link: https://voltshare.typeform.com/scotruralev