Enhanced 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.
Summary
The minimum viable en-route charger network for all Scottish HGVs is based on 23 currently installed (or being developed) sites. These combine with 40 new sites defined by the WattRoutes project2 (Strathclyde University), and areas identified from previous analysis which lie within a 5km radius of existing truck facilities. This is the core network upon which the remainder of the analysis will be based.
An analysis of six primary HGV routes revealed a further two potentially high value locations. While not needed for routes to be completed, they would meaningfully reduce time and journey penalties from en-route charging, boosting convenience and redundancy. These additional sites have been added to the core network in Figure 9. This represents early insight into a future enhanced/optimised charger network for Scotland. Further analysis is required to develop the enhanced network fully.
