Question reference: S6W-04131
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 4 November 2021
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Current status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 17 November 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that 40 electric vehicle charging units per week are out of action due to faults, and that many of these chargers do not have maintenance contracts
Answer
Most faults on the ChargePlace Scotland network are transient and in the majority of cases require no physical intervention. This means that a high proportion are closed down swiftly and effectively. On a network of now over 2100 units in size, an average of 30 faults a day are raised, the majority closed within 48 hours.
In addition to adding new sites, Transport Scotland’s grant funding for this year will focus on further network resilience opportunities, with authorities tasked to firstly ensure warranty and maintenance contracts are in place, scope out potential expansion at busy/key charge point sites before adding any new sites to the network.