Core Charger Network

The charging infrastructure needed for all HGVs in Scotland will comprise at least 63 en-route charger locations, of which 23 are already built or under development.

The minimum-viable en-route BEV charger network is shown in Figure 2. The Agent-Based Modelling used in this research is based on this core network. 

The core charger network locations are anchored to the 5km radius surrounding:

  1. Truck stops, lorry parks, intermodal hubs, and ports (shown as circles and derived from Phase 1 of this research).
  2. Findings from the Strathclyde University WattRoutes project2 (shown as squares). 
  3. A range of other existing and planned HDV charging locations3-5 (shown as triangles, pentagrams and stars).
Core BEV Charger Network Map.
Figure 2. Core BEV Charger Network Map.