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… between private and public charging is that public charging has a mechanism in place to only allow a charge to start following authorisation; the charger records the energy used; and allows the owner/operator to be paid for the charge provided. PUBLIC charging in this document is defined as charging provided for the use of anyone and it is expected that this will normally be paid…

… be negotiating Orkney’s roads in a mere 5 years from now. Like the best things in life, the EV Strategy has been compiled from the grass roots up. EV owners have come together, under OREF’s wing, to suggest a way forward for EVs in Orkney. But as the document suggests, there’s more to EVs than simply transport, and they could also play a pivotal role in expanding the potential of renewable energy…

… Cover design courtesy of Colin Keldie of K4Graphics 3 Orkney Electric Vehicle Strategy 2018 V 9.5 Orkney Electric Vehicle Strategy 2018-2023 Description This document was produced by electric vehicle (EV) drivers, coordinated by the Orkney Renewable Energy Forum (OREF). It is produced to help guide the decisions makers (Orkney Islands Council, Highlands and Islands Enterprise…

…, private businesses, investors, individuals, Scottish and UK government) to enable them to efficiently deploy their capital and efforts to help de-carbonise Orkney’s road transport. It is expected that the Council will review its own EV Infrastructure Strategy 2014 to respond to the more up to date position established in this document. A draft of this strategy was written following Transport…

… the consultation closed, the Scottish Government also published its Energy Strategy. It reinforced the points in Transport Scotland’s documents and the UK Government announced its intention to mandate EV charge points in new buildings in its forthcoming building standards review. This document, in seeking to map out a path for the uptake of EVs in Orkney, is therefore extremely timely. It is launched…