EV Charging in Highland

Scotland

How many public chargers are there in Highland?

We count each postcode district listed for Highland under the council holding most of its postcodes. The 4 selected council areas together had 1,282 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 306 rated 50kW or more. Council boundaries do not always match county names, so check the council list below.

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Public EV chargers by council area, 1 July 2026
Council area Public chargers 50kW or more Per 100,000 people Rank of 361
Highland 918 235 386.9 22nd
Moray 145 20 152.6 158th
Na h-Eileanan Siar 134 36 515.0 15th
Orkney Islands 85 15 386.0 24th
Total 1,282 306

12 of the 89 postcode districts listed for Highland cannot be matched to council areas with the ONS postcode lookup, so they are not used to choose council areas.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many public EV chargers are there in Highland?
The Department for Transport counts chargers by council area, not by town or county. We count each postcode district listed for Highland under the council holding most of its postcodes. This selects the council areas Highland, Moray, Na h-Eileanan Siar and Orkney Islands. Together they had 1,282 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 306 chargers rated 50kW or more.
Which council area around Highland has the most chargers per person?
Na h-Eileanan Siar had the most, with 515.0 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026. The UK figure was 174.9.
How much does public charging cost in Highland?
Prices are set by each charging network, not by area, so ChargeFinder does not publish an area average. Our network pages show prices where we have checked them against the operator's website, with the month checked. Otherwise, the page says the price has not been checked or that prices vary by site.

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