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 nearly 200 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
Many of our public Journey and Destination chargers are connected to the ChargePlace Scotland (CPS) network while our on-street bollard style chargers are connected to other networks. Each network maintains a map of all their chargepoints either online or within their App. An overview of almost every option out there is available at ZapMap or Plugshare.
What's in the pipeline?
The list below contains the chargers that are scheduled for installation in 2023:
|
Site name |
Charger style |
Number of devices |
Total sockets |
| Dunbar Grammar School, Dunbar | Destination | 2 | 4 |
|
Foresters Park, Tranent |
Destination |
2 |
4 |
|
Kerr's Wynd Car Park, Musselburgh |
Destination |
1 |
2 |
|
Musselburgh Grammar School, Musselburgh |
Destination |
2 |
4 |
|
North Grange Avenue, Prestonpans |
Destination |
3 |
6 |
|
Pennypit Centre, Prestonpans |
Destination |
2 |
4 |
|
Sports Pavilion, North Berwick |
Destination |
1 |
2 |
|
Wallyford High School, Wallyford |
Destination |
9 |
18 |
|
Abbot's View, Haddington |
On-Street Bollard Style |
2 |
2 |
|
Caponhall Road, Tranent |
On-Street Bollard Style |
3 |
3 |
|
Car Park outside Village Hall, Humbie |
On-Street Bollard Style |
2 |
2 |
|
Carberry Court, Whitecraig |
On-Street Bollard Style |
3 |
3 |
|
Cinderhall Place, Elphinstone |
On-Street Bollard Style |
2 |
2 |
|
Dundas Road, North Berwick |
On-Street Bollard Style |
3 |
3 |
|
Edenhall Bank, Musselburgh |
On-Street Bollard Style |
2 |
2 |
|
Gardener Street, Dunbar |
On-Street Bollard Style |
2 |
2 |
|
Kirkwood Crescent, Dunbar |
On-Street Bollard Style |
2 |
2 |
|
Moffat Road, Ormiston |
On-Street Bollard Style |
2 |
2 |
|
Pine Street, Dunbar |
On-Street Bollard Style |
4 |
4 |
|
Primary School, Athelstaneford |
On-Street Bollard Style |
2 |
2 |
|
Thomson Crescent, Cockenzie & Port Seton |
On-Street Bollard Style |
3 |
3 |
|
Village Hall Car Park, Gullane |
On-Street Bollard Style |
2 |
2 |
|
Warrender Crescent, Dunbar |
On-Street Bollard Style |
2 |
2 |
|
West Crescent, East Saltoun |
On-Street Bollard Style |
2 |
2 |
|
West Holmes Gardens, Musselburgh |
On-Street Bollard Style |
2 |
2 |
|
Windsor Gardens, Musselburgh |
On-Street Bollard Style |
3 |
3 |
|
Woodhall Road, Pencaitland |
On-Street Bollard Style |
2 |
2 |
|
York Road, North Berwick |
On-Street Bollard Style |
2 |
2 |
|
|
Totals: |
69 |
91 |
Additionally, more and more businesses (e.g. supermarkets, hotels, fuel stations and private developers) are providing charging options for their customers.
Click here to see our overview of what private developers are providing on 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)