Public EV chargers in Scottish Borders
Figures as at 1 Jul 2026, published 27 Aug 2026. Next update due November 2026.
Scottish Borders had 262 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, or 224.0 for every 100,000 people. That is above the UK average of 174.9.
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262
public EV chargers
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
59
rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above)
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
224.0
chargers per 100,000 people (UK 174.9)
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026; ONS mid-2024 population
66th
of 361 councils for chargers per person
DfT EVCI, 1 July 2026
Since 1 January 2026
Public chargers in Scottish Borders rose by 4% between 1 January 2026 and 1 July 2026.
| Date | Chargers | 50kW and above | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | 252 | 62 | 215.4 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | 258 | 56 | 220.6 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | 262 | 59 | 224.0 |
Against Scotland and the UK
Per person figures let a small council be compared with a big one.
| Area | Chargers per 100,000 | 50kW+ per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Scottish Borders | 224.0 | 50.4 |
| Scotland | 231.6 | 59.1 |
| United Kingdom | 174.9 | 41.7 |
Councils ranked near Scottish Borders
| Rank | Council | Chargers | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Hertsmere | 252 | 228.7 |
| 64 | Blaenau Gwent | 155 | 228.4 |
| 65 | North Norfolk | 232 | 224.8 |
| 66 | Scottish Borders | 262 | 224.0 |
| 67 | Crawley | 277 | 223.4 |
| 68 | Midlothian | 223 | 223.3 |
| 69 | Angus | 254 | 221.2 |
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Source and method
- Source
- Department for Transport, Electric vehicle charging infrastructure statistics: data tables (EVCI) (tables EVCI0101, EVCI0102, EVCI0201 and EVCI0301)
- Figures as at
- 1 July 2026
- Published
- 27 August 2026. Next update due November 2026.
- Status
- Official statistics in development
- Licence
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
A charger is one public charging device. Rank compares all 361 councils by chargers per 100,000 people (ONS mid-2024 population). How we use the figures.
Every dataset we use is listed on our data sources page, with the credit lines on our attribution page.